Achilles Mourns the Death of Patroclus, Late 18th century–early 19th century, 43x53 cm (height) in frame 58.5x68.5 cm (height), oil on canvas. The painting,…

Achilles Mourns the Death of Patroclus, Late 18th century–early 19th century, 43x53 cm (height) in frame 58.5x68.5 cm (height), oil on canvas. The painting, depicts a well-known episode from the Iliad and is a smaller-scale version of a famous painting by Gavin Hamilton created between 1760 and 1763. The painter, who was certainly trained in the Italian school, must have become familiar with the composition through engravings that were widely circulated immediately upon the completion of the o

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H 58.5 cm