Art, literature & history
Study for Mercury and Herse
c. 1649
- Dating
- Approximate date range
- Held at
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Medium
- Black chalk, with brush and brown and gray wash, on paper
- Dimensions
- 27.6 × 23.5 cm (10 7/8 × 9 5/16 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1922.246
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- CC0 1.0License details
Laurent de La Hyre. Study for Mercury and Herse. Art Institute of Chicago. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
About this artwork
Study for Mercury and Herse — Laurent de La Hyre. c. 1649.
Medium: Black chalk, with brush and brown and gray wash, on paper. Dimensions: 27.6 × 23.5 cm (10 7/8 × 9 5/16 in.).
Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.
Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.