Hercules rescuing Alcestis from hell
Draughtsman: Fuseli, Johann Heinrich (Imitator of)
History note: Hilton Gallery, Cambridge, where bought by Louis Clarke
Height: 392 mm
Width: 360 mm
Method of acquisition: Given (1954) by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray
Circa 1815 - 1830
An attribution to von Holst was suggested by H. Hamermann in 1968, however as Nicholas Powell observes this is unlikely
Support composed of paper
Watercolour : Black chalk, sepia and watercolour on paper
Accession number: PD.22-1954
Primary reference Number: 10681
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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