Compositions from the "Works and days", and "Theogony" of Hesiod / designed by John Flaxman, sculptor ; engraved by William Blake.
John Flaxman (York 1755 - London 1826)
Category
Books
Date
1882
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 3163918.3
Summary
Bibliographic description
[4] p., 37 leaves of plates ;. 14 x 22 cm. Bound with Compositions of John Flaxman, sculptor, being Designs in illustration of the Iliad of Homer, Compositions of John Flaxman, sculptor, being Designs in illustration of the Odyssey of Homer, and Compositions from the tragedies of Aeschylus. Envelope with two postcards from museums in Athens inserted between endpapers. Note in pencil on pastedown concerning photographs and notes on the Rotunda frieze. Binding: Grey cloth gold lettered.
Provenance
Part of the Bristol Collection. The house and contents were acquired through the National Land Fund and transferred to the National Trust in 1956
Makers and roles
John Flaxman (York 1755 - London 1826)