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Hero and Leander

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Written by: Mei BianchiSenior Specialist · Modern & Contemporary Art
Old Master Drawings · Catalogue no. 1035754
William Hamilton

Hero and Leander

StatusReference work · Not for sale
Held byYale Center for British Art
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Artist / MakerWilliam Hamilton
Date1801
Mediumink, gouache paint, wove paper
TypeWatercolor
CollectionYale Center for British Art
LocationYale Center for British Art
About the Artist

BiographyWilliam Hamilton (1751–1801) — English painter, illustrator (1751–1801).William Hamilton worked as painter, illustrator and portraitist and is associated with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Kingdom of Great Britain. Their documented life spans the years 1751 to 1801, born in Chelsea, died in London.Disciplinespainter, illustrator, portraitistBorn1751, ChelseaDied1801, LondonNationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Kingdom of Great BritainSources: Wikidata · Wikipedia Full biography →

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