Pen and brown wash drawing with three scenes: two round panels of struggling figures above and below, and a central panel of seated figures under a sun.

Three Deeds of Hercules, Pen and Brown Ink Study by Felice Giani

Three brown ink and wash scenes share one sheet: two circular roundels showing muscular figures in struggle, and a central octagonal panel of seated figures beneath a glowing sun. Handwritten inscriptions in cursive script appear above and below the scenes.

Artist: Felice Giani
Date: 1813
Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on cream laid paper
Source: Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
Size: 2230 × 3999 px

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Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1813).
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

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