Who created "Design for a Book Illustration of Circe and Odysseus [recto]"?

Design for a Book Illustration of Circe and Odysseus [recto] was created by Thomas Stothard in c. 1803.

What medium is "Design for a Book Illustration of Circe and Odysseus [recto]"?

Design for a Book Illustration of Circe and Odysseus [recto] is pen and gray and brown ink with gray wash over graphite on wove paper.

Is "Design for a Book Illustration of Circe and Odysseus [recto]" in the public domain?

Yes, Design for a Book Illustration of Circe and Odysseus [recto] is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Design for a Book Illustration of Circe and Odysseus [recto]

Q: When was "Design for a Book Illustration of Circe and Odysseus [recto]" created?

This artwork was created c. 1803.

Thomas Stothard

c. 1803

Medium

pen and gray and brown ink with gray wash over graphite on wove paper

Dimensions

overall: 23.3 x 18.6 cm (9 3/16 x 7 5/16 in.)

Classification

Drawing

Department

CG-E

Museum

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Credit

Gift of William B. O'Neal

Accession Number

1995.52.172.a

About the Artist

Thomas Stothard · 1755–1834

Thomas Stothard RA (1755–1834) was born on 17 August 1755 at the Black Horse Inn in London's Long Acre, the son of a prosperous publican originally from Stutton near Tadcaster. A delicate child, he was sent at age five to relatives in Yorkshire, attending schools in Acomb, Tadcaster, and later Ilford, Essex, where he honed his drawing skills by copying prints. Following his father's death in 1770,...

Design for a Book Illustration of Circe and Odysseus [recto]

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