The Iliad and Odyssey of Homer, Engraved From the Compositions of John Flaxman, Sculptor, Rome
Medium
Illustrations: line engraving
Dimensions
Overall: 10 7/8 x 16 9/16 x 7/8in. (27.6 x 42 x 2.3cm) plate 12: 7 5/8 x 10 3/4 in. (19.3 x 27.3 cm)
Classification
Books
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Harvey Smith, 1977
Accession Number
1977.595.50
Tags
About the Artist
Homer|John Flaxman|Tommaso Piroli · 1836–1910
Winslow Homer (1836-1910) was one of America's greatest painters and a preeminent figure in 19th-century American art. Largely self-taught, Homer began his career as a commercial illustrator and Civil War correspondent for Harper's Weekly before becoming renowned for his powerful marine subjects and landscape paintings. His mastery of both oil and watercolor, combined with his uncompromising reali...