Priam at the Feet of Achilles

Priam at the Feet of Achilles (1809) or French Priam aux pieds d'Achille is an oil-on-canvas painting by the French artist Jérôme-Martin Langlois. The painting won first prize at the Grand Prix de Rome.

Priam at the Feet of Achilles
French: Priam aux pieds d'Achille
Priam at the Feet of Achilles (1809)
Artist	Jérôme-Martin Langlois
Completion date	1809
Medium	oil-on-canvas
Movement	Neoclassical style
Subject	Fall of Troy
Dimensions	113 cm (44 in) x 146 cm (57 in)
Location	Beaux-Arts de Paris, Paris

History

Jérôme-Martin Langlois completed the painting titled Priam aux pieds d'Achille in 1809.^[1] It is housed at the Beaux-Arts de Paris.^[2]

Description

The dimensions of the painting are 113 cm (44 in) x 146 cm (57 in).^[2] The subject is from the Iliad and shows Priam, who has entered the Greek camp to offer a ransom for his deceased son Hector's body. Achilles had been dragging the body of Hector behind his chariot as he circled the outer walls of Troy. The painting is a portrayal of the love of a father: in the painting Priam begs Achilles for the body of his son.^[1]

Reception

The painting won first prize at the Grand Prix de Rome in 1809.^[3]