Gavin Hamilton
The Persians Begging Meleager to Defend the City of Calydon (recto) and Brutus Promising to Avenge Lucretia's Death (verso)
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About this artwork
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artist:Gavin Hamilton (1723 - 1798) Scottish
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title:The Persians Begging Meleager to Defend the City of Calydon (recto) and Brutus Promising to Avenge Lucretia's Death (verso)
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date created:Unknown
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materials:Pen and brown ink and brown and grey wash over black chalk on paper
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measurements:28.80 x 35.00 cm
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credit line:Purchased 1969
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accession number:D 4943
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Gavin Hamilton
Gavin Hamilton
Hamilton was born in Lanarkshire and educated at Glasgow University. He travelled to Rome in 1748 to study painting under Agostino Masucci. He returned to London in 1751 but decided to settle permanently in Italy in 1756 and was to remain there for the rest of his life. Hamilton's huge...