Achilles and the Daughters of Lycomedes

James Thornhill (1675 - 1734)

Hanbury Hall

1710

The drawing is a sketch for Thornhill's painting on the staircase at Hanbury Hall, Worcestershire, executed about 1710 for Thomas Vernon, an eminent lawyer. It shows Menelaus recruiting allies for the Trojan war.

• Medium: pen & brown ink
• Dimensions: 16 x 12 cm
• ArtFunded in: 1983
• Presented by Joseph McCrindle through The Art Fund

Provenance

From the Manning Gallery, London. Given through the Lutece Foundation , New York.

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