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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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