Hector's Farewell to Andromache
Fan
1730-1750 (made)
1730-1750 (made)
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| Place of origin |
This finely painted fan shows ‘Hector’s Farewell to Andromache’. This is an episode in 'The Iliad', an epic Greek poem by Homer about the Trojan War. Andromache’s pleas fail to prevent her husband Hector from joining battle with the Greeks and he is later killed by Achilles. The mother-of-pearl sticks have superb carving and piercing and add richness and lustre.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Hector's Farewell to Andromache (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Mother-of-pearl, paper, watercolours; hand-carving, painting |
| Brief description | 1730-50, British or Dutch; mother-of-pearl sticks, painted paper leaf, Hector's Farewell, Homer's Iliad |
| Physical description | Fan with carved and pierced mother-of-pearl and paper leaf painted with watercolours. It depicts Hector's Farewell to Andromache, from the Iliad of Homer and on the reverse is painted two Greek warriors fighting, possibly Hector and Achilles. |
| Credit line | Given by Admiral Sir Robert and Lady Prendergast |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Literary reference | Homer's Illiad |
| Summary | This finely painted fan shows ‘Hector’s Farewell to Andromache’. This is an episode in 'The Iliad', an epic Greek poem by Homer about the Trojan War. Andromache’s pleas fail to prevent her husband Hector from joining battle with the Greeks and he is later killed by Achilles. The mother-of-pearl sticks have superb carving and piercing and add richness and lustre. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.87-1956 |
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| Record created | December 11, 2003 |
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