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Black-and-white etching of a reclining man in an arched tub-like shelter, with helmeted soldiers and cloaked figures standing around him.

Diogenes in His Tub with Alexander and His Generals

A reclining bare-chested man rests inside an arched, tub-like shelter at left while a group of helmeted soldiers and cloaked figures gathers at right to look on. Rendered in etching and aquatint in black ink, the scene is set against a rocky landscape with a small architectural ruin in the distance.

Artist
Carl Russ
Date
1810
Medium
Etching and aquatint in black on ivory laid paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1150 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1810).
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, Mr. and Mrs. Henry C. Woods Endowment

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