{"product_id":"william-hamilton-r-a-jason-and-medea-oil-sketch","title":"William Hamilton R.A. Jason And Medea Slaying The Colchian Dragon Oil Sketch","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWilliam Hamilton R.A. 1751-1801. Jason and Medea Slaying The Colchian Dragon. 18th.Century British School. Circa. 1780. Oil on paper 'en grisaille'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e30.8 x 24.7 Cms. Overall.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Colchian Dragon was a giant, watchful serpent which guarded the\u003cspan\u003e Golde\u003c\/span\u003en fleece in the sacred grove at Kolkhis (Colchis). When Jason and the Argonauts came to fetch the fleece, the beast was put to sleep by the witch Medea and then killed by Jason. The monster's teeth were harvested by King Aeetes for their magical properties. He commanded Jason sow them in a sacred field of Ares with a plough drawn by\u003cspan\u003e fire breathing bulls. \u003c\/span\u003eWhen they were seeded a tribe of warlike men (The Spartoi) sprang up full-grown from the earth. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHamilton trained in Rome under Zucchi and at the Royal Academy Schools from 1769. He exhibited portraits as well as literary and historical subjects and produced illustrations to Shakespeare. Elected an A.R.A. in 1784 and a full Academician in 1789. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHamilton's style shows the influence of the Neo-Classical Romanticism typical of the period, resembling the work of Angelica Kauffman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. He also sometimes adopts aspects of F\u003c\/span\u003euseli's \u003cspan\u003edramatic distortions in composition and figure drawing. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Patrick Boyd-Carpenter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41792023134401,"sku":"","price":1450.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0578\/0291\/6033\/products\/20221205_174007.jpg?v=1670276799","url":"https:\/\/www.pbcfineart.co.uk\/products\/william-hamilton-r-a-jason-and-medea-oil-sketch","provider":"Patrick Boyd-Carpenter","version":"1.0","type":"link"}