Drawing of one of the famous pair of classical sculptures on the Monte Cavallo, Rome. In 2004 the Art Fund completed its first fully comprehensive audit and in the process discovered a small number of previously unrecorded items including this work. The works had formed part of larger collections presented through the Art Fund and the museums concerned did not report their details to us at the time they were donated.
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Title of artwork, date
Classical Hero (Achilles), c. 1788–1794
Date supported
1953
Medium and material
Pen & ink & wash
Gifted by
The Art Fund
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