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The Iliad of Homer : engraved from the compositions of Iohn Flaxman, R.A., sculptor, London.
LIBRA - Athenaeum of Philadelphia BI Folio 1805 Flaxman
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Flaxman, John, 1755-1826, Illustrator.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Homer. Iliad--Illustrations.
- Flaxman, John, 1755-1826.
- Epic poetry, Greek--Illustrations.
- Genre:
- Illustrated works.
- Epic poetry.
- Physical Description:
- 40 prints : engraving ; 30 x 45 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Longman, Hurst, Rees & Orme, 1805.
- Notes:
- Comprises engraved t.p. and 39 prints numbered in medium: plate 1-plate 39, of which 34 were engraved by Tommaso Piroli, 3 by William Blake and 2 by James Parker. For detailed description of the Blake prints, cf. Essick.
- The Piroli prints were originally published Rome, 1793.
- Engraved legends: Excerpts from Pope's translation of Homer's Iliad.
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum copy: Gift of Katharine Vaux McCauley & Hugh McCauley.
- Cited in:
- Essick, R.N. William Blake's commercial book illustrations, 46
- OCLC:
- 194248969
- Bound With:
- Athenaeum copy: With his The Odyssey of Homer. London, 1805.
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