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Pen and watercolor drawing of a classical scene: a cloaked figure strides at right while nude women and bearded figures gather around a white-draped table outdoors.

Hermes in the Garden of the Hesperides

A pale wash drawing shows a winged-capped figure in a red cloak striding at right, while nude and draped women and satyr-like figures gather around a long white-draped table in an open landscape. Pen, pencil and watercolor create soft, layered tones across the classical scene.

Artist
Johann August Nahl The Younger
Date
ca. 1781
Medium
Lead pencil, pen and ink, brush and watercolors on paper
Source
Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
Size
4000 × 3056 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1786).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Español: Hermes en el Jardín de las Hespérides

Un dibujo de lavado pálido muestra a una figura con gorro alado y capa roja caminando a la derecha, mientras mujeres desnudas y semivestidas y figuras de sátiro se reúnen alrededor de una larga mesa cubierta con tela blanca. Lápiz, tinta y acuarela crean tonos suaves en capas.

Português: Hermes no Jardim das Hespérides

Um desenho em aguada clara mostra uma figura com chapéu alado e capa vermelha caminhando à direita, enquanto mulheres nuas e drapeadas e figuras de sátiro se reúnem em torno de uma longa mesa coberta por tecido branco. Lápis, tinta e aquarela criam tons suaves e sobrepostos.