NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER PICTURE OF HECTOR AND ANDROMACHE, NEW ENGLAND C.1820

Hector and Andromache A large and beautiful silk embroidery depicting the moment on the battlements of Troy, when the Trojans’ great hero Hector has left the fighting momentarily; his wife Andromache, accompanied by a nurse and their infant son, Astyanax comes to speak with him and unsuccessfully attempts to persuade him not to return to battle. DEAREST, YOUR OWN GREAT STRENGTH WILL BE YOUR DEATH Hector's reply, THE GRECIAN SWORDS AND LANCES I CAN BEAR, BUT LOSS OF HONOR IS MY ONLY FEAR. Note: Hector has removed his feathered helmet and laid aside his shield because they frightened his son Astyanax. Silk and watercolor on silk; 17 1/2" x 17" sight.

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