Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Attributed to William Hamilton, 1751–1801, British

Formerly James Barry, 1741–1806, Irish
Title:
Leander Taking Leave of Hero Before Swimming Back Across the Hellespont
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, gray wash, pen and brown ink, red chalk, graphite, with scraping out on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 1/8 × 10 5/8 inches (35.9 × 27 cm)
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.4.1007
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
dresses | capes | torches | figures | nudes | strait | historical subject | woman | man | water | swimming | love | sea | steps | stairs | (story of) Hero and Leander | religious and mythological subject | waves (natural events)
Associated Places:
Hellespont | Turkey
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:10174