Sir William Hamilton, The Meidias Hydria: The rape of the daughter of Leucippus by the Dioscuri, Castor and Pollux, attic hydria (colour plate)

The Meidias Hydria: The rape of the daughter of Leucippus by the Dioscuri, Castor and Pollux, attic hydria (colour plate)

Sir William Hamilton (1730 - 1803)

RA Collection: Art

Title
The Meidias Hydria: The rape of the daughter of Leucippus by the Dioscuri, Castor and Pollux, attic hydria (colour plate)
Commissioner
Sir William Hamilton (1730 - 1803)
Editor
Dedicatee
Previous owner
Prince Hoare (September 1755 - 1834)
Donor
Prince Hoare (September 1755 - 1834)
Object type
Plate
Place of Publication
Naples
Dimensions

375 mm x 630 mm

Collection
Royal Academy of Arts
Object number
17/4747
This image is from a book

Collection Of Etruscan, Greek, And Roman Antiquities From The Cabinet Of The Honble. Wm. Hamilton His Britannick Maiesty's Envoy Extraordinary At The Court Of Naples. - Naples.: [1766 (-1767)]

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