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Title

Achilles crying out at the trench, confusing the Trojan Army

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Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Collection

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Description

pencil with mauve and grey wash 400 x 277 mm - Patroclus borrows the protective armour of Achilles and wears it into battle against the Trojans, only to be slain by Hector. Intent on revenge Achilles confronts the Trojans draped in the goddess Minerva’s aegis, instead of his armour. Standing at the edge of the trench beyond the wall of Troy, he...

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Date created

circa 1815

Creator

Henry Fuseli

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Related subjects

nudes / classicism / mythology / myths / Neoclassical/European / Drawing

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