Agandecca, French Warrior, Starno, after The Apotheosis of French Heroes Who Died for Their Country during the War for Liberty
Medium
Lithograph in black on ivory wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 29.9 × 41.6 cm (11 13/16 × 16 7/16 in.); Sheet: 37.3 × 50.7 cm (14 11/16 × 20 in.)
Classification
lithograph
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
103894
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
This lithograph renders a detail from a large-scale painting completed by Anne-Louis Girodet de Roucy-Trioson in 1801. Girodet’s monumental work depicts the legendary Scottish bard Ossian and his followers welcoming French military heroes into paradise. This lithograph captures a particularly tense moment: Ossian’s enemy Starno, at right, grasps the hair of his daughter, Agandecca, as she tries to reach the victorious French soldiers. The soldier at center deflects Starno’s outstretched blade an...