ID: 700002071 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700002071	Record Type: Movable Work
Images: 1

The Fright of Astyanax (Hector Bidding Farewell to Andromache) (drawing (visual work); Benjamin West (American, 1738 - 1820, active England) (Ameri...; 1797; J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los A...; 84.GG.722)

Titles:

The Fright of Astyanax (Hector Bidding Farewell to Andromache) (preferred,C,U,English-P,U,U)

The Fright of Astyanax (C,U,English,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

drawing (visual work) [300033973] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>)

Classifications:

drawings (preferred)

Creation Date: 1797

Creator Display:

Benjamin West (American, 1738 - 1820, active England) (American Artist) [preferred,JPGM]

West, Benjamin (American painter and draftsman, 1738-1820, active in Great Britain) Qualifier: undetermined Extent: undetermined [500026989]

Locations:

Current: J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los Angeles county, California, United States) [500329598] J. Paul Getty Museum, J. Paul Getty Trust, Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)

Repository Numbers: 84.GG.722

Other: Creation: United Kingdom [7008591] Europe (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Display Materials: Pen and brown ink, brown wash, and blue and white gouache

	pens (drawing and writing implements) [300022452]
	.......(Objects Facet, Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name), Tools and Equipment (hierarchy name), equipment, <equipment by process>, image-making equipment, <equipment for drafting| drawing| and writing>, <drafting| drawing and writing equipment by specific type>)

	ink [300015012]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by function>, coating (material), <coating by form>)

	wash technique [300182748]
	.......(Activities Facet, Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name), <processes and techniques by specific type>, <image-making processes and techniques>, <painting and painting techniques>, painting techniques, <painting techniques by application method or circumstances>)

	gouache (paint) [300070114]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by function>, coating (material), <coating by form>, paint (coating), <paint by composition or origin>, water-base paint)

Dimensions: 31.8 x 46 cm (12 1/2 x 18 1/8 in.)

Cultures:

American (preferred)

Style/Period/Group/Movement:

	Neoclassical [300021477] (preferred,style)
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, European, <modern European styles and movements>)

General Subject:

history and legend (preferred)

Specific Subjects:

	Andromache [901000596]
	.....((Greek characters, Greek iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

	leavetaking [300379964]
	.....(Activities Facet, Physical and Mental Activities (hierarchy name), physical activities, <physical activities by specific context>, <public and interactive activities>) (AAT)

	families (kinship groups) [300055474]
	.....(Agents Facet, People (hierarchy name), people (agents), groups of people, social groups, kinship groups) (AAT)

	Hector [901000597]
	.....((Greek characters, Greek iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

	Iliad [901000352]
	.....((Literary works: Poetry, Named written and performed works, Literature and Performing Arts)) (ICON)

Inscriptions: Inscription: At top left corner, inscribed "From Benj .n West esq / to / Geni. Kosciusko / London June 10th. / 1797" in brown ink by West.

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: drawings, paintings, prints, other two-dimensional media

Sources and Contributors:
The Fright of Astyanax (Hector Bidding Farewell to Andromache)	........ [JPGM]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)
The Fright of Astyanax	........ [JPGM]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)

Subject: ....... [VP,JPGM]