The Iliad of Homer, The Odyssey of Homer, Compositions from The Tragedies of Aeschylus, and The Theogony, Works and Days of Hesiod
Object type: Book
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: James Parker|John Flaxman|Tommaso Piroli|William Blake|James Neagle|Homer|Aeschylus|Hesiod|Robert Harding Evans|John and Arthur Arch|Jane Matthews|William Miller|Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown
Artist bio: British, London 1750–1805 London|British, York 1755–1826 London|Italian, Rome 1752–1824 Rome|British, London 1757–1827 London|British, London 1765–1822 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Greek, active 13th or 8th century BCE|Greek, ca. 525 BCE–ca. 455 BCE Gela, Sicily|Greek, active ca. 700 BCE|British, 1778–1857|London|London|London| 
Artist role: Engraver|Artist|Engraver|Engraver|Engraver|Subject of book|Subject of book|Subject of book|Publisher|Publisher|Publisher|Publisher|Publisher
Artist nationality: British|British|Italian|British|British|Greek|Greek|Greek|British|British|British|British|British, London
Date: 1795–1817
Medium: Illustrations: line engraving and stipple engraving (Hesiod only)
Dimensions: Book: 11 3/16 × 17 5/8 × 2 5/16 in. (28.4 × 44.7 × 5.8 cm)
Plate: 7 11/16 x 10 1/4 in. (19.5 x 26.1 cm)
Classification: Books
Geography:  London     
Credit line: Gift of Harvey Smith, 1977
Accession year: 1977
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