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Red chalk drawing of a muscular nude man seen from behind, holding a club, with a faint landscape at left.

Hercules

A red chalk drawing of a muscular male nude seen from behind, standing with weight on one leg and resting his hand on a long club held at his side. A faint hilly landscape fades into the pale paper at left, and soft hatching models the back, buttocks, and legs.

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Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
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1337 × 2312 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum) releases this image under CC0 (undated).
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, Smithsonian American Art Museum

Español: Hércules: dibujo en sanguina de figura masculina desnuda con garrote

Un dibujo en sanguina de un hombre desnudo y musculoso visto de espaldas, de pie con el peso sobre una pierna y apoyando la mano en un largo garrote que sostiene a su costado. Un paisaje de colinas tenues se desvanece en el papel claro a la izquierda, y el sombreado suave modela la espalda, los glúteos y las piernas.

Português: Hércules: desenho em sanguínea de figura masculina nua com clava

Um desenho em sanguínea de um homem nu e musculoso visto de costas, em pé com o peso apoiado em uma perna e a mão pousada sobre uma longa clava que segura ao lado do corpo. Uma paisagem de colinas suaves se dissolve no papel claro à esquerda, e o sombreado delicado modela as costas, as nádegas e as pernas.

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