Title

The Funeral of Hector', 1890.

Caption

'The Funeral of Hector', 1890. In Greekand Roman mythology, Hector was a Trojan prince and hero of Troy in the Trojan War. Killed by Achilles his body was dragged through the dirt before being reclaimed by King Priam. From "Cassell's Illustrated Universal History, Vol. I - Early and Greek History", by Edmund Ollier. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris and Melbourne, 1890]

Date

1890

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19F22_016

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

60,3Mb (2,0Mb) / 21,0in x 11,1in / 6310 x 3341 (300dpi)

Keywords

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