The head of Hercules. Drawing, c. 1792.
A pencil drawing on warm buff paper shows a bearded man's head turned three-quarters to the left, with curly hair and a rounded, tightly curled beard. Soft shading models the brow, cheeks and shoulders, and the mouth is set in a firm, serious expression.
- Artist
- Johann Kaspar Lavater
- Date
- [1792?]
- Medium
- Pencil works Drawings
- Source
- Wellcome Collection
- Size
- 3365 × 4000 px
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection
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