Patroclus being carried to his funeral pyre as Achilles places a lock of hair on the body

Johann Tobias Sergel Swedish

ca. 1766

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Title: Patroclus being carried to his funeral pyre as Achilles places a lock of hair on the body
Artist: Johann Tobias Sergel (Swedish, Stockholm 1740–1814 Stockholm)
Date: ca. 1766
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 7 5/8 × 10 13/16 in. (19.3 × 27.4 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1986
Object Number: 1986.1062
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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