Hector Rebukes Paris, Iliad - Original Flaxman Engraving - 1861
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Original outline engraving executed in 1861 by Joaquín Pi y Margall after a drawing by John Flaxman for Homer's Iliad. At the foot, the engraved title: "Hector echa en cara á Páris su pereza y logra hacerle volver con él al combate".
Original outline engraving executed in 1861 by Joaquín Pi y Margall after a drawing by John Flaxman for Homer's Iliad. At the foot, the engraved title: "Hector echa en cara á Páris su pereza y logra hacerle volver con él al combate".
The scene, from Book VI, brings together Helen, Paris and Hector in the Trojan chamber. Flaxman resolved the episode with three isolated figures against an empty ground, a device characteristic of these Neoclassical outlines.
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 VI, 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. Clean paper, lightly toned, without tears or appreciable staining. Laid down on a support paper.
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Original outline engraving executed in 1861 by Joaquín Pi y Margall after a drawing by John Flaxman for Homer's Iliad. At the foot, the engraved title: "Hector echa en cara á Páris su pereza y logra hacerle volver con él al combate".