Johann Heinrich Füssli, Henry Fuseli, R.A. (1741-1825)

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Johann Heinrich Füssli, Henry Fuseli, R.A. (1741-1825)

Achilles learning of the Death of Patroclus (recto); variation of the same subject

pen and brown ink, fragmentary watermark IW (?)
9 1/8 x 7in. (232 x 178mm.)

Lot Essay

The subject of this drawing could be something like Achilles being exhorted to fight after the death of Patroclus, or alternatively the Mocking of Christ. Professor Weinglass has identified the subject of this drawing as Antilochus, Nestor's son, informing Achilles of the death of Patroclus and restraining his hand, from the Iliad, XVIII, Schiff

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