7207176 classical scene thought to be soldiers threatening the life of Astyanax as his mother Andromache tries to protect him c.1796 (Copper Plate Engraving) by Tischbein, Johann Heinrich Wilhelm (1751-1829); Private Collection; (add.info.: In Greek mythology, Astyanax was the son of Hector, the crown prince of Troy, and his wife, Princess Andromache of Cilician Thebe. His birth name was Scamandrius. Scenes taken from the collection of Ancient Greek vases formed by the Scottish diplomat, archaeologist and antiquarian, Sir William Hamilton (1730-1803), British ambassador to the court at Naples 1764-1800;); Prismatic Pictures .