Achilles and the Daughters of Lycomedes
James Thornhill
- Art Funded
- 1983
- Dimensions
- 16 x 12 cm
- Presented by
- Joseph McCrindle through The Art Fund
The drawing is a sketch for Thornhill's painting on the staircase at Hanbury Hall, Worcestershire, executed about 1710 for Thomas Vernon, an eminent lawyer.
It shows Menelaus recruiting allies for the Trojan war.
Provenance
From the Manning Gallery, London. Given through the Lutece Foundation , New York.