A man in chains converses with a woman

William Hamilton British

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Hamilton belonged to a generation determined to expand the scope of the arts in Britain. He traveled to Rome as a teenager to study with Antonio Zucchi, returned to England to make decorative paintings for Robert Adam, then entered the Royal Academy Schools in 1769. From that point forward he focused on historical and literary subjects, together with portaits. This early drawing represents a confrontation between an aristocratic woman and man in chains and may illustrate a story from the crusades as described by the Italian poet Tasso.

A man in chains converses with a woman, William Hamilton (British, London 1751–1801 London), Pen and brown and gray ink, brush and gray and brown wash, over graphite

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