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Jason has set out to capture the Golden Fleece, and has used the sorceress Medea’s magic to put to sleep the dragon guarding it. Medea looks up at the Fleece and gestures in wonder towards Jason and the slumbering dragon. Some of the Jason’s shipmates admiringly watch him pull down the Fleece, while others load the Argo ready for the triumphant departure of Jason and Medea.
De Troy made several changes between his sketch of this scene and its related cartoon (Musée d'art Roger-Quilliot, Clermont-Ferrand), perhaps reflecting alterations requested by Philibert Orry, who had commissioned the tapestry series on behalf of the French king.
Title
The Capture of the Golden Fleece
Date
1742-3
Medium
Oil on canvas
Measurements
H 55.6 x W 81 cm
Accession number
NG6512
Acquisition method
Presented by Mr and Mrs Eliot Hodgkin through The Art Fund, 1987
Work type
Painting
The National Gallery, London
Trafalgar Square, London, Greater London WC2N 5DN England
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