Pierre-Narcisse Guérin · 1810
Andromache and Pyrrhus
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Pyrrhus sits enthroned in a red tunic and cloak and extends his sceptre to the kneeling Andromache, who shields her young son Astyanax, while a figure at right looks on and another turns away at left in a bare marble hall inscribed with the names of Greek heroes. Louvre, Paris.
Up to 21.5 × 16 in · landscape
Size
Larger sizes are unavailable for this painting because the source scan's resolution wouldn't print at gallery quality.
Format & finish
Archival cotton canvas stretched over a wooden frame. Ready to hang as-is. No external frame.
Scale next to a 5'10" person
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Materials & quality
›Canvas & inks
Giclée-printed on archival cotton canvas with fade-resistant pigment inks, hand-stretched over wooden bars. Gallery-wrapped — ready to hang with no extra frame needed.
›Floater frame
Hand-finished solid wood floater frame in five finishes. The canvas sits inside with a clean shadow gap — the way galleries hang contemporary canvas.
›Posters
Premium archival paper — 200 gsm soft matte or 230 gsm vibrant glossy. Ships flat or rolled, ready for your own frame.
›Faithful to the source
Printed from the highest-resolution museum and archive scans available. Each painting's maximum size is capped at what its source scan can support at gallery quality.
The story of Andromache and Pyrrhus
The canvas combines two scenes from Jean Racine's 1677 tragedy Andromaque in one composition. It was exhibited at the Salon of 1810 and the Salon of 1814 and was acquired by Louis XVIII in 1822 for the Louvre.
Adapted from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pierre Narcisse Guérin
Pierre-Narcisse, baron Guérin was a French painter, born in Paris.
All Pierre-Narcisse Guérin prints →Biography adapted from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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