Troilus and Cressida, Act IV, Scene V: The Fight Between Hector and Ajax II

late 1780s/early 1790s

George Romney

Associated Names
George Romney

Artist, British, 1734 - 1802

The image shows a scene with two figures on foot in the foreground, two riders on horses, and a blurred horizon in the background. Loose and expressive brushstrokes create motion and form. The monochromatic color palette consists of shades of gray and black. Trees are depicted on the left and right sides of the composition.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and gray ink with gray wash over graphite

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Donald Stone

  • Dimensions

    overall: 40 × 54.6 cm (15 3/4 × 21 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2022.40.62

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Sir Hugh Walpole, London [1884-1941]. (sale, Christie's, London, 10 January 1947, no. 106); sold to Anthony Wingate; Private collection. (sale, Christie's 3 July 2018, no. 99, unsold); (sale, Christie's London, 2 July 2019, no. 146, unsold). Donald Stone, New York [1942 - 2020], in 2019; bequest to NGA, 2022.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2023

  • Drawing in Britain, 1700 - 1900: New Additions to the Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2023.

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