Original outline engraving from Homer's Odyssey, after a composition by John Flaxman: the bard sings the return of the Greeks before the suitors of Penelope. Engraved by Joaquín Pi y Margall for the complete works of Flaxman, around 1860.
Original outline engraving from Homer's Odyssey, after a composition by John Flaxman: the bard sings the return of the Greeks before the suitors of Penelope. Engraved by Joaquín Pi y Margall for the complete works of Flaxman, around 1860.
Medium: Outline copper engraving
Artist / after: John Flaxman (1755-1826)
Engraver / lithographer: Joaquín Pi y Margall
Date: circa 1860
Source: Complete works of Flaxman engraved in outline by D. Joaquín Pi y Margall; Odyssey, Book I, number 3
Dimensions: 10.4 x 7.1 in (26.4 x 18 cm)
Condition: With a damp stain at the right side and light foxing spots scattered over the sheet.