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FREDERIC LEIGHTON. 'The Last Watch of Hero', 1887, (c1915). Creator: Frederic Leighton.

FREDERIC LEIGHTON. 'The Last Watch of Hero', 1887, (1915). In Greek mythology, Hero waits for Leander after her light is blown out by the wind. He eventually drowns and she throws herself from the tower. Oil on canvas held at Manchester Art Gallery. From "Classic Myth and Legend", by A. R. Hope Moncrieff. [The Gresham Publishing Company Limited, London, ].
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Title: 'The Last Watch of Hero', 1887, (c1915). Creator: Frederic Leighton.
Caption: 'The Last Watch of Hero', 1887, (1915). In Greek mythology, Hero waits for Leander after her light is blown out by the wind. He eventually drowns and she throws herself from the tower. Oil on canvas held at Manchester Art Gallery. From "Classic Myth and Legend", by A. R. Hope Moncrieff. [The Gresham Publishing Company Limited, London, ]
Personalities: BARON
Technique/material: Oil
Credit: Album / The Print Collector/Heritage Images
Image size: 3750 × 6024 px | 64.6 MB
Print size: 31.8 × 51.0 cm | 1476.4 × 2371.7 in (300 dpi)