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Helena brought before the Altar to be Sacrificed
Helena brought before the Altar to be Sacrificed
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Helena brought before the Altar to be Sacrificed

by Sir Peter Francis Bourgeois

Date: c.1790-1805

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Item details

  • Acquisition

    Bourgeois Bequest, 1811

  • Accession number

    DPG149

  • Artist

    Sir Peter Francis Bourgeois

  • Date

    c.1790-1805

  • Dimensions

    102.6 x 60.9 cm

  • Materials

    Oil on canvas

Helena is to be sacrificed to save the city of Lacedemon from plague, but an eagle snatches the knife and drops it on a heifer, which is sacrificed in her stead. Bourgeois's source was J. Bell, 'New Pantheon', 1790, p.376. DPG149 was exhibited at the RA in 1805.

Helena brought before the Altar to be Sacrificed

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