Zeus Angered: graphite figure study

A graphite sketch on cream paper shows a seated, draped male figure at upper left raising a bolt-like object above his head, with a loose cloud-like wash behind him. Below, a tangle of nude, muscular bodies sprawls and wrestles across the lower half, with faint handwritten inscriptions in the bottom corners.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1800–20

Medium

Graphite on cream paper

Source

Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)

Size

3066 × 4000 px

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