Hero and Leander by William Hamilton (1801)

Hero and Leander: a woman in white embraces a nude youth at a sea-side tower, with waves and a sunset behind them.

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This watercolor and pen drawing by William Hamilton, dated 1801, shows a nude youth stepping toward the sea while a woman in a white gown embraces him from a stone tower. Waves break against the stone ledge in the foreground, and a pale pink sunset glows over the water on the right.

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1801

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Wikimedia Commons

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Public domain