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Achilles
Achilles

Achilles

William Rimmer (American (born in England), 1816–1879)
1867
Medium/TechniqueGraphite pencil on paper
DimensionsSheet: 32.4 x 44.3 cm (12 3/4 x 17 7/16 in.)
Credit LinePartly purchased and partly the gift of E. W. Hooper, William Sturgis Bigelow Collection, and Mrs. John M. Forbes
Accession number81.99
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsDrawings
InscriptionsBottom: 1867 W. RimmerProvenanceE. W. Hooper, William S. Bigelow, and Mrs. John M. Forbes; partly a gift and partly purchased by MFA, August 8, 1881.
Dedicated to the 54th Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteers
Dedicated to the 54th Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteers
William Rimmer
1863
Restricted
Struggle between North and South, 1862
William Rimmer
1862
Dante and the Lion
Dante and the Lion
William Rimmer
1878 (or 1870)
Lion and Mouse
Lion and Mouse
William Rimmer
1871
Victory
William Rimmer
1836–79
Image Not Available for Young Lion
Young Lion
William Rimmer
1836–79
Young Lioness
William Rimmer
1836–79
Image Not Available for The Soothsayer
The Soothsayer
William Rimmer
1836–79
A Dead Soldier
A Dead Soldier
William Rimmer
1860–70
Soldiers
Soldiers
William Rimmer
1872 or later
Head of an Old Lion (On verso: Head of a Bearded Man)
Head of an Old Lion (On verso: Head of a Bearded Man)
William Rimmer
about 1871
Image Not Available for The Skull, from "Art Anatomy"
The Skull, from "Art Anatomy"
William Rimmer
about 1877