Original antique outline engraving, engraved in 1861 by Joaquín Pi y Margall after a drawing by John Flaxman for Homer's Iliad. At the foot: "Jupiter delibera con los dioses del Olimpo sobre la suerte de Troya; Hebe le sirve el nectar".
Original antique outline engraving, engraved in 1861 by Joaquín Pi y Margall after a drawing by John Flaxman for Homer's Iliad. At the foot: "Jupiter delibera con los dioses del Olimpo sobre la suerte de Troya; Hebe le sirve el nectar".
Medium: Outline engraving (copper engraving) on paper.
Artist / after: John Flaxman (1755-1826).
Engraver: Joaquín Pi y Margall.
Date: 1861.
Source: Homer's Iliad, Book IV, no. 9, 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 scattered foxing on the paper and a small reddish stain within the image. Laid down on a support paper.