Hylas was the young and very beautiful friend and weapon bearer of heracles and was separated from him on the coast of mysia when he was pulled into a spring by nymphs while fetching water. The composition is designed as a tondo. Object Type: painting. Date: copy of a painting exhibited in 1830. Dimensions: height: 45.5 cm (17.9 in); width: 45.5 cm (17.9 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Unidentified location. Der Raub Des Hylas - Carl Ferdinand Sohn (1830)
