School of John Flaxman (British, 1755-1826) Odysseus Consulting Tiresias, Scene from The Odyssey

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School of John Flaxman (British, 1755-1826)

Odysseus Consulting Tiresias, Scene from The Odyssey.
Unsigned, attributed and titled in inscriptions and clippings affixed to the frame backing paper.
Two pen and ink drawings abutted in a common mat, sight size 5 3/8 x 6 in. (13.8 x 15.0 cm),framed.
Condition: Minor rippling, pale staining, small repair c.l. edge, toning, not examined out of frame.

N.B. Flaxman began his career as a designor of cameos and classical friezes for Josiah Wedgwood. His line drawings illustrating Classical literature won him fame across Europe.

The drawings at hand relate closely to a wood engraving after a Roman relief (marble, 4th quarter of the 1st century AD) in the Louvre museum, Paris, published in 1868.
Estimate $50-100

Frame dimensions: 12 1/8 x 12 5/8 x 7/8 inches.


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