Hermione Rejecting Orestes
<p>Girodet was one of the star pupils of Jacques Louis David. As a young man, he supported himself by making drawings as book illustrations. For the deluxe three-volume edition of the works of Jean Racine, published in 1801, Girodet provided drawings for <em>Phaedra and Andromaque. </em> This sheet is a preparatory work for the latter; it is the scene in which Hermione spurns Orestes after he has killed Pyrrhus at her request.</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 1787
- Dimensions
- 26.3 × 32.3 cm (10 3/8 × 12 3/4 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
Artist
Drawing
Anne-Louis Girodet de Roucy-Trioson
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- 1787
- Dimensions
- 26.3 × 32.3 cm (10 3/8 × 12 3/4 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1787-023198
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
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- verified