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
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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