Description: WONDERFUL VINTAGE ORIGINAL --odyssee d'homere gravee par thomas piroli d'apres les desseins composes par jean flaxman sculpteur a rome. -- there are 34 engravings in this plus the title page, it is complete, there is no other text in this. there is some writing on the cover that says Charles Perkins and Rome 1844. it is spotty and as you turn the pages the brown marks at the top get a bit bigger (always in the margins; see photos) looks like it slightly caught on fire long ago. no bad smell. very cool, i have seen people taking this book apart and selling or trying to sell the individual pages for over 100 each. ---- Halfway through his seven year stay in Rome (1787 to 1794), the British sculptor and designer John Flaxman received a commission from Thomas Hope (1769-1821) for a set of drawings for Dante’s Divine Comedy. By the time these 109 drawings were finished, Flaxman had other commissions from Mr. Udney and Mrs. Hare-Naylor for drawings after the Iliad and the Odyssey and from Countess Dowager Spencer for Aeschylus drawings. Flaxman worked furiously, sculpting during the day and drawing all night, to finish this work. The Iliad and the Odyssey drawings were engraved by Tommaso Piroli (ca. 1752-1824) and published in Rome in 1793, followed by Aeschylus (1795). Hope wanted to keep the Dante drawings only for himself and so, an engraved edition did not appear until 1802. Back in England, Flaxman completed a set of drawings to Hesiod (1817) that were engraved by his friend William Blake (1757-1827). PHOTOS show condition and problems, if any NO SURPRISESbuy with confidenceyou are considering the exact item you seesatisfaction guaranteed
Price: 640.23 USD
Location: Tilton, New Hampshire
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Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Date of Creation: 1800-1899
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Subject: rome
Style: Ancient Art
Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
Material: Engraving
Print Surface: Paper
Type: Print
