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Achilles and Patroclus

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

Achilles and Patroclus

Philippe-Auguste Hennequin

Date
1784/1789
Medium
pen and brown ink with brown and brown-gray wash on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet: 20.5 x 30.9 cm (8 1/16 x 12 3/16 in.) mount: 26.7 x 38.5 cm (10 1/2 x 15 3/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
2009.70.141
Credit line
Joseph F. McCrindle Collection
Time span
1776 to 1800
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • figure
  • Fabric
  • Male nude
  • Man
  • Shield
Provenance

Frederick A. den Broeder [1935-2000]; bequeathed to Joseph F. McCrindle [1923-2008], New York; Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation, 2008; gift to NGA, 2009.

Inscription

by the artist on mount, lower right in pen and brown ink: Phi. Aug. Hennequin; by later hand, center verso in graphite: [Not deciphered]; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: [Not deciphered]; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: (circled) 81082; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: Philippe Auguste Hennequin / École [Flamande?] / 1762_1833;

Watermarks

Pro Patria (similar to Churchill 133 and 135)

NGA object ID 143841. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.