Richard Dalton Red Chalk Prints

Pair of framed prints from the original red chalk drawings by Richard Dalton in 1741.

The Borghese Gladiator portraying a swordsman, created at Ephesus about 100 BC, the marble sculpture now on display at the Louvre.

Ganymede with the eagle (Zeus). Ganymede, the youngest, was the most beautiful son of Tros. One day, while tending his flocks on Mount Ida, he is seen by Zeus who swoops down in the form of an eagle and snatches him up, carrying him to Olympus.

Framed within 19th Century gilt frames.