. English: Watercolour, gouache and pen and ink, on laid paper. Inscribed: Penthesilé et Guerrier; marbre et bronze (Penthesilea and a warrior; marble and bronze). Numbered: 2. Dimensions: 73 cm. by cm. To be executed in statuary marble; enamel dial with gilt bronze center. The queen, helmeted and with a pelta shield, wielding an axe, mounted on a horse rearing over a cowering helmeted warrior with uplifted circular shield, nude except for his sword scabbard and a loin drapery, in the center a rocky outcrop containing the clock. As recounted in Homer’s Odyssey, Penthesilea, Queen of the A
. English: Watercolour, gouache and pen and ink, on laid paper. Inscribed: Penthesilé et Guerrier; marbre et bronze (Penthesilea and a warrior; marble and bronze). Numbered: 2. Dimensions: 73 cm. by cm. To be executed in statuary marble; enamel dial with gilt bronze center. The queen, helmeted and with a pelta shield, wielding an axe, mounted on a horse rearing over a cowering helmeted warrior with uplifted circular shield, nude except for his sword scabbard and a loin drapery, in the center a rocky outcrop containing the clock. As recounted in Homer’s Odyssey, Penthesilea, Queen of the Amazons, came with a band of female warriors to the aid of besieged Troy. The Amazons were famed for their valour in battle and the fear they inspired by their war cry. Penthesilea slew many of the bravest Greek warriors laying siege to Troy, but was herself finally slain by the Greek hero Achilles. However, once he saw her beauty and youth face to face, having bent over his fallen foe, Achilles regretted killing her. circa Unknown 563 Sketch of a French Empire style clock. Penthesilea and a warrior
Size: 1971px × 2536px
Photo credit: © The Picture Art Collection / Alamy / Afripics
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