- Object numberCOP41.9
- TitleMeleager and Atalanta
- Object
- CreatorRichard (after) Wilson (Artist), John Mortimer (Artist), William Woollett (Engraver), Robert Sayer (Printer)
- DescriptionGeneral Description: Meleager, on horse back, hunting the calydonian boar with a spear, whilst three men attack a bear with spears. Another man lies injured on the ground. Atlanta, on the left, is accompanied by two female hunters. They emerge from behind a rock to attack the boar. (Leedham, Susan, 2018-01-05)
- Production date, , , , 1779
- Production place, London (Printer)
- Production period18th century
- Technique
- Inscription
below, : {\rtf1\ansi\ansicpg1252\deff0\deflang1033{\fonttbl{\f0\fnil\fcharset0 Segoe UI;}} \viewkind4\uc1\pard\f0\fs18 'landscape by R. Wilson. Figures by Mr. Mortimer. Engraved from an original picture painted by R. wilson and J. Mortimer. London. Printed for R. Sayer & J. Bennett. No. 53 Fleet Street as the Act directs 1st December 1779.' \par }
- Associations
Named Collection: Cottonian Collection