An episode in the Iliad: a warrior, aided by Athene in a chariot, picks up a boulder to throw at an archer aided by Ares. Watercolour by S. Rigaud, 1795.
- Rigaud, Stephen Francis Dutilh, 1779-1861.
- Date:
- March 1795
- Reference:
- 3005081i
- Pictures
About this work
Description
Similar episodes are found in the Iliad book V (297-351: Diomedes, supported by Athena, picks up a rock and throws it at Aeneas), book XIV (406-420: Ajax casts a rock at Hector), and book XVI (410-415: Patroclus hurls a rock at Erylaus)
Publication/Creation
[London?] : S.F. Rigaud, March 1795.
Physical description
1 painting : watercolour ; sheet 38.6 x 56.9 cm
Contributors
Lettering
S.F. Rigaud March 1795
Reference
Wellcome Collection 3005081i
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Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores