Attributed to William Hamilton, 1751–1801, British, Leander Taking Leave of Hero Before Swimming Back Across the Hellespont, undated
- Title:
- Leander Taking Leave of Hero Before Swimming Back Across the Hellespont
- Former Title(s):
- Leander Taking Leave of Hero Before Swimming Back Across the Hellespont; verso: sketch of [?] Cupid and Psyche
- Additional Title(s):
- Verso: Sketch of Cupid and Psyche
- 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:
- (story of) Hero and Leander | capes | dresses | figures | historical subject | love | man | nudes | religious and mythological subject | sea | stairs | steps | strait | swimming | torches | water | waves (natural events) | woman
- Associated Places:
- Hellespont | Turkey
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:10174
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