Lot 131
SIR WILLIAM HAMO THORNYCROFT R.A. (1850-1925)
TEUCER
Auction: 10 October 2018 at 11:00 BST
£21,250
Description
SIR WILLIAM HAMO THORNYCROFT R.A. (1850-1925)
TEUCER
bronze, signed in the bronze HAMO THORNYCROFT
42.5cm high
Footnote
Provenance: The Fine Art Society, London
Note: The champion Greek archer Teucer was one of the heroes of Homer's story of the Trojan War. When this bronze was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1882 a quotation from Pope's translation of Homer was printed in the catalogue as the subject was unusual. Thornycroft admired the Elgin marbles, and his early works were in a Greek style. With 'Teucer', in emulation of the grandeur of Leighton's 'Athlete', he made a monumental ideal nude.