Hubert François Gravelot
1699-1773
Death of Epaminondas
ca. 1738-1740
5 3/8 x 3 1/8 inches (137 x 79 mm)
Brown ink over red chalk, on paper.
1986.2048
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Notes
Gravelot's design is preparatory for an illustration to Charles Rollin's "The ancient history of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians, and Grecians" (first published in London: Knapton, 1738-1740).The wounded Epaminondas is shown seated at right, supported by a grieving soldier, at left a man carries a shield and a sword. A group of soldiers anxiously observe the scene.
Inscriptions/Markings
Drawing signed at lower right, "H. Gravelot inv. et delin."
Associated names
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
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Century Drawings
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