Original outline engraving executed in 1861 by Joaquín Pi y Margall after a drawing by John Flaxman for Homer's Odyssey. At the foot, the engraved title: "Ulises refiere sus aventuras desde su salida de la isla de Ogigia hasta su llegada al país de los Feacios".
Original outline engraving executed in 1861 by Joaquín Pi y Margall after a drawing by John Flaxman for Homer's Odyssey. At the foot, the engraved title: "Ulises refiere sus aventuras desde su salida de la isla de Ogigia hasta su llegada al país de los Feacios".
The outline series that Flaxman drew for Homer circulated throughout Europe and fixed the graphic ideal of Neoclassicism. Pi y Margall engraved them anew for the Spanish edition of Flaxman's complete works.
Medium: Outline engraving (copper engraving) on paper.
Artist / after: John Flaxman (1755-1826).
Engraver: Joaquín Pi y Margall.
Date: 1861.
Source: Homer's Odyssey, Book VII, no. 12, from the Obras completas de Flaxman engraved in outline by D. Joaquín Pi y Margall.
Dimensions: Plate mark 5.5 x 7.8 in (14 x 19.7 cm).
Condition: Good overall. Paper lightly toned, with very slight isolated stains. Laid down on a support paper.