Hercules Slaying the Hydra

Provenance

Henri Joachim Delacroix (1873-1937), Paris. David Rust; gift to NGA 2012.

Hercules Slaying the Hydra

Guercino

c. 1618

Accession Number

2012.88.1

Medium

pen and brown ink with brown wash

Dimensions

sheet: 27.3 x 19.2 cm (10 3/4 x 7 9/16 in.) | mount: 39.5 x 30.9 cm (15 9/16 x 12 3/16 in.)

Classification

Drawing

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Gift of David Edward Rust