French Bronze Bust of Ajax, c.1880 Drawers & Storage Probably English School

Probably English School

The work shows evidence of heat damage to the paint which has given the work a textural

Width: 95cm

There a few small knocks to the wood in places commensurate with age but overall the lowboy remains in a very good condition indeed

particularly by the Scottish public

French Bronze Bust of Ajax, c.1880 Drawers & Storage Probably English SchoolA French bronze of good proportions depicting 'Ajax', after the antique. Ajax is recorded in The Illiad as a, tower of strength to the Achaeans and, the best man among the Thracians, being both brave and of great stature. Helen of Troy described him as, huge Ajax, bulwark of the Achaeans. He is one of the strongest warriors for the Achaeans, second only to his cousin Achilles. His epic duel with Hector, resulting in a tie, is detailed in the seventh