GRAVÜR DÜNYASI
Digital Engraving Library
| Artist | Benjamin West (1738-1820) |
| Engraver | Thomas Garner (1789-1868) |
| Date | 1835 |
| Technique | Steel Engraving |
| Category | Portraits |
| Source | Jones & Co. Temple Of The Muses, Finsbury Square, London |
His subject Of engraving is an incident from ancient Greek history. Leonidas, king of Sparta, was usurped by his son-in-law, Cleombrutus. When Leonidas returns looking for revenge, his daughter pleads for her husband’s life. Leonidas is moved by her tears, and commutes Cleombrutus’s death sentence to banishment.
