  We address the issue of hadron deformation within the framework of lattice
QCD. For hadrons with spin greater than 1/2 the deformation can be determined
by evaluating the charge and matter distributions. Deviation of the nucleon
shape from spherical symmetry is determined by evaluating the quadrupole
strength in the transition $\gamma N \to \Delta(1232)$ both in the quenched and
in the unquenched theory.
