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Richard Wilson's subject is taken from the Latin poet Ovid's Metamorphoses. The lovers Meleager and Atalanta have killed a huge boar sent by the goddess Diana to devastate the coun tryside of Calydon. But a quarrel leads to disaster and Meleager's death. Title Meleager and Atalanta Creator Richard Wilson Creator Birth Place United Kingdom Date Created Around 1770 Provenance Purchased 1982 Physical Dimensions w1295 x h1045 mm Original Title Meleager and Atalanta Type Painting Medium Oil on canvas Show more