The Trident and the River Styx

Achilles stays hidden underwater in the middle of the River Styx. Only one eye is visible on the water surface. Poseidon's Trident on the left, awaiting to be summoned. Patroclus, floating on the right. Knowing his cousin Achilles has joined him below. Helen of Troy, her body's aura exposed under the water. Yes(ναί), a reflection of her beauty even reaches the depths of hell. Look beyond the horizon to see the Sun. Glaring without a reflection on water. Only the Gods know why. However, Poseidon saved Aeneas in the Trojan War. Epic poems were spoken into existence.

[Frame Provenance] (1) Nicholas Boler, Esq.; By whose Executors sold, New York, Christie's, 5 December 2003, lot 117 (when on Sir Alfred James Munnings, P.R.A., R.W.S., The Second Set), where acquired.

https://www.christies.com/lot/lot-4194437?ldp_breadcrumb=back&intObjectID=4194437&from=salessummary&lid=1

(2) The Richard Green Gallery // Sotheby's By whose Executors sold, London, Sotheby's, 10 April 2024, lot 69 (frame only), where acquired.

https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2024/frames-from-the-collection-of-the-richard-green-gallery-part-ii/a-late-17th-early-18th-century-british-carved

-- *Art acquisition includes framed physical (1st buyer only)