The Suckling of Hercules, plate two from La Galerie du Palais Royal
An engraving showing a nude woman nursing an infant while a winged figure with a large bird hovers above, surrounded by cherubs and clouds. A reclining figure on a bed and draped curtains frame the scene in fine tonal black-and-white linework.
- Artist
- Robert Delaunay
- Date
- 1808
- Medium
- Engraving on ivory laid paper
- Source
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Size
- 1686 × 1413 px
Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1808).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Dr. Ira Frank