Achilles triumphing over Hector’s corpse in the presence of Patroclus
Drawing
ca. 1790-1840 (made)
ca. 1790-1840 (made)
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Pen and ink and wash drawing depicting Achilles triumphing over Hector’s corpse in the presence of Patroclus.
Object details
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| Title | Achilles triumphing over Hector’s corpse in the presence of Patroclus (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Pen and ink drawing |
| Brief description | Pen and ink drawing by Giuseppe Cammarano depicting Achilles triumphing over Hector’s corpse in the presence of Patroclus. Italy, ca. 1790-1840. |
| Physical description | Pen and ink and wash drawing depicting Achilles triumphing over Hector’s corpse in the presence of Patroclus. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Ward-Jackson, Peter, Italian Drawings Volume II. 17th-18th century, London, 1979, p. 120, illus.
The following is the full text of the entry:
CAMMARANO, GIUSEPPE
(1766-1850)
942
Achilles triumphing over Hector’s corpse in the presence of Patroclus, Achilles’s dead friend
Pen and ink and wash
8 ½ x 12 ¼ (216 x 311) D.717-1887
PROVENANCE Bought 1887 |
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| Accession number | D.717-1887 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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