1751
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Apollo endeavouring to raise the walls of Troy by the music of his harp is a 1751 by James Jefferys, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This drawing is titled Apollo endeavouring to raise the walls of Troy by the music of his harp. It was created by James Jefferys, an English artist, between 1751 and 1784. He was part of a group of British artists who gathered in Rome, inspired by Renaissance art and classical sculpture. To learn more about the style of this drawing, look into the movement: Romanticism.
James Jefferys’s drawing depicts Apollo attempting to raise the walls of Troy through the power of his harp, reflecting the artist’s engagement with Renaissance and classical influences. The work aligns with a group of British artists active in Rome during the 1770s, who developed a dramatic style marked by bold outlines and pronounced chiaroscuro. The piece entered the collection of R. Jackson in London before being acquired on August 10, 1885.
Read the full account in the museum source.
James Jefferys was a British engraver and painter. His work was reassessed in the 1970s following the discovery of a lost set of drawings in Maidstone.
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