Achilles dragging Hector's corpse around the walls of Troy

Achilles dragging Hector's corpse around the walls of Troy
 (c. 1648-1650)

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
etching
Measurements
26.4 × 41.6 cm (image and sheet)
Catalogue/s Raisonné
Bartsch (TIB) 22 iv/vi; Cropper 121
Accession Number
1043-5
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1961
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
Human Figures Religion and Mythology Violence
Subjects (specific)
Achilles (Greek character) chariots (ancient vehicles) city walls corpses (bodies) deaths Hector (Greek character) nudes (representations) victories
Movements
Baroque

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