Art, literature & historyShield of Hercules
1756
- Dating
- Exact year
- Held at
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Medium
- Etching and engraving on cream laid paper
- Dimensions
- Diam.: 25.6 cm (10 1/8 in.); Plate: 30.5 × 26.6 cm (12 1/16 × 10 1/2 in.)
- Collection no.
- 2013.618
- Attribution
- By the artist
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
About this artwork
Shield of Hercules — Louis-Joseph Le Lorrain. 1756.
Medium: Etching and engraving on cream laid paper. Dimensions: Diam.: 25.6 cm (10 1/8 in.); Plate: 30.5 × 26.6 cm (12 1/16 × 10 1/2 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.