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Briseis and Achilles

George Frederic Watts, 1858–1860

The large fresco depicts a scene from the Iliad, where Achilles watches Briseis being led away from his tent. Grant was paid towards the cost of cutting the fresco from the wall at Bowood and transporting it to the Gallery.

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Title of artwork, date

Briseis and Achilles, 1858–1860

Date supported

1956

Medium and material

Remounted fresco

Dimensions

138 x 610 cm

Gifted by

Lord Lansdowne

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