Helen and Cassandra
Date1866
Artist
Frederick Sandys
(English painter, illustrator, and draftsman, 1829–1904)
Artist
Joseph Swain
(British engraver, 1820–1909)
Illustration Citation"Helen and Cassandra," by Alfred B. Richards, in Once a Week, April 28, 1866.
MediumWood engraving
Dimensionscomposition: 6 15/16 × 4 7/8 in. (17.6 × 12.4 cm)
sheet: 7 3/16 × 5 1/8 in. (18.3 × 13 cm)
sheet: 7 3/16 × 5 1/8 in. (18.3 × 13 cm)
Credit LineSamuel and Mary R. Bancroft Memorial, 1935
Object number1935-156
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPRINT
Label TextFrederick Sandys was one of the most gifted illustrators of the Pre-Raphaelite circle. The medieval character of Sandys’ wood engravings is based on his appreciation and study of the work of Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528). This image accompanied a poem based on the Greek myth in which Cassandra admonishes Helen of Troy for her role in bringing about the Trojan War.
