Priam begging for the Body of Hector from Achilles
Plaque
ca. 1790 (made)
ca. 1790 (made)
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Plaque of white Jasper ware with a green dip and applied white bas-relief decoration. The scene, Priam begging the body of Hector from Achilles, is taken from a classical Sarcophagus. A bearded and cloaked man (Priam) kneels infront of a relaxed seated Achilles, holding his hand and begging for the return of his son Hector's body. Behind them a young armoured man stands in a fine two-horse chariot. A cloaked old man (Priam?) sits in a cart at the back of the procession, amongst presents for Achilles. Beside the cart a young man, naked apart from a fig-leaf, holds up a vase.
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Title | Priam begging for the Body of Hector from Achilles |
Materials and techniques | White Jasper ware with green dip and applied relief decoration. |
Brief description | Plaque of white Jasper ware with green dip and applied white bas-relief, Wedgwood Factory, Staffordshire, ca. 1790. |
Physical description | Plaque of white Jasper ware with a green dip and applied white bas-relief decoration. The scene, Priam begging the body of Hector from Achilles, is taken from a classical Sarcophagus. A bearded and cloaked man (Priam) kneels infront of a relaxed seated Achilles, holding his hand and begging for the return of his son Hector's body. Behind them a young armoured man stands in a fine two-horse chariot. A cloaked old man (Priam?) sits in a cart at the back of the procession, amongst presents for Achilles. Beside the cart a young man, naked apart from a fig-leaf, holds up a vase. |
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Marks and inscriptions | Impressed 'WEDGWOOD' |
Credit line | Bequeathed by J. A. Tulk Esq. |
Production | After a wax model by Camillio Pacetti, executed in Rome in 1788, and taken from the back of a Sarcophagus in the Capitoline Museum (The so-called sarcophagus of Alexander Severus and Julia Mamaea, said to be that in which the Portlamd Vase was found). |
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Accession number | CIRC.731-1956 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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