Ulysses and Blind Demodocus, Odyssey - Original Flaxman Engraving - 1861
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Original 1861 outline engraving, the work of Joaquín Pi y Margall after a drawing by John Flaxman for Homer's Odyssey. Engraved at the foot: "Ulises se estremece al oír la relación del sitio de Troya cantada por el ciego Demodoco".
Original 1861 outline engraving, the work of Joaquín Pi y Margall after a drawing by John Flaxman for Homer's Odyssey. Engraved at the foot: "Ulises se estremece al oír la relación del sitio de Troya cantada por el ciego Demodoco".
Flaxman, an English sculptor, owed his European fame to these outline illustrations of the classics. The Spanish edition, engraved by Pi y Margall, brought together his series for the Iliad, the Odyssey, Aeschylus, Hesiod and Dante.
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 VIII, no. 13, 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. Paper somewhat toned with light scattered spots in the upper part. Laid down on a support paper.
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Original 1861 outline engraving, the work of Joaquín Pi y Margall after a drawing by John Flaxman for Homer's Odyssey. Engraved at the foot: "Ulises se estremece al oír la relación del sitio de Troya cantada por el ciego Demodoco".