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Electra at the Tomb of Agamemnon
Electra at the Tomb of Agamemnon

Electra at the Tomb of Agamemnon

Artist (British, 1843 - 1921)
Date1874
Mediumoil on canvas
DimensionsOverall: 170.2 x 157.5 cm (67 x 62 in.)
ClassificationsEuropean Art
Credit LineGift of the Sir W.B. Richmond Estate, 1924
Terms
  • classical myths: gods and heroes
  • mourning
  • Paintings
Object number768
Status
Not on view
Exhibition HistoryAntiquity Revisited: The Nineteenth Century (circulating exhibition), McMaster Museum of Art, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, September 3, 2000 - October 22, 2000, Whitby Arts., The Station Gallery, Whitby, Ontario, Feburary 17, 2001 - March 25, 2001, Art Gallery of Ontario, Margaret Eaton Gallery, June 12, 2001 - August 26, 2001, Macdonald Stewart Art Centre, Gallery 3, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, November 22, 2001 - February 10, 2002, (North Bay venue, March 7, 2002 - April 20, 2002)
Exhibitions
PC Rotations: Gallery 125 Salon Oct 2014
European Art Permanent Collection Installation 2022
PC Rotations: Gallery 125 Salon Oct 2015
PC Rotations: Gallery 125 Salon July 2013
PC Rotations: Gallery 125 Salon May 2015
Antiquity Revisited: The 19th Century
PC Rotations: Gallery 125 Salon June 2015
PC Rotations: Gallery 125 Salon Nov 2012
PC Rotations: Gallery 125 Salon Jan 2015
PC Rotations: Gallery 125 Salon May 2014
PC Rotations: Gallery 125 Salon Oct 2011
Period19th Century
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