Telemachus and Mentor at Pylos - Original Flaxman Engraving - 1861
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Original 1861 outline engraving, engraved by Joaquín Pi y Margall after a drawing by John Flaxman for Homer's Odyssey. Title engraved at the foot: "Minerva bajo la figura de Mentor y Telemaco llegan á Pilos donde reyna el anciano Nestor".
Original 1861 outline engraving, engraved by Joaquín Pi y Margall after a drawing by John Flaxman for Homer's Odyssey. Title engraved at the foot: "Minerva bajo la figura de Mentor y Telemaco llegan á Pilos donde reyna el anciano Nestor".
Beyond, barely suggested with a few lines, stands the temple at Pylos: a good example of the economy of means with which Flaxman handled landscape throughout the series.
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 III, no. 5, 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 light foxing in the right margin and an odd spot within the image. Laid down on a support paper.
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Original 1861 outline engraving, engraved by Joaquín Pi y Margall after a drawing by John Flaxman for Homer's Odyssey. Title engraved at the foot: "Minerva bajo la figura de Mentor y Telemaco llegan á Pilos donde reyna el anciano Nestor".