Antiphates and the Laestrygonians - Original Flaxman Engraving - 1861
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Original antique outline engraving, engraved in 1861 by Joaquín Pi y Margall after a drawing by John Flaxman for Homer's Odyssey. Title at the foot: "Antifates rey de los Lestrigones, deguella un gran numero de compañeros de Ulises".
Original antique outline engraving, engraved in 1861 by Joaquín Pi y Margall after a drawing by John Flaxman for Homer's Odyssey. Title at the foot: "Antifates rey de los Lestrigones, deguella un gran numero de compañeros de Ulises".
It is one of the most violent compositions in the whole of Flaxman's Homeric series, carried out in the bare line that made these outlines celebrated among 19th century artists.
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 X, no. 15, 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: Fair, with foxing visible in the right margin and scattered spots elsewhere. Image clean. Laid down on a support paper.
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Original antique outline engraving, engraved in 1861 by Joaquín Pi y Margall after a drawing by John Flaxman for Homer's Odyssey. Title at the foot: "Antifates rey de los Lestrigones, deguella un gran numero de compañeros de Ulises".