Art, literature & history
The Infant Hercules Throttling the Serpents
1790-1793
- Dating
- Date range
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- graphite
- Dimensions
- overall (approximate): 19.2 x 14.2 cm (7 9/16 x 5 9/16 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1943.3.9007
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- CC0 1.0License details
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Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
The Infant Hercules Throttling the Serpents — William Blake. 1790-1793.
Medium: graphite.
Dimensions (museum labels retained): overall (approximate): 19.2 x 14.2 cm (7 9/16 x 5 9/16 in.).
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1943.3.9007. Rosenwald Collection.
Museum holding does not establish current display.
Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.
Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.