print; book-illustration

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Object Type: print; book-illustration
Museum number: 1853,1210.549
Title: Object: Odysseus Slaying the Suitors
Description: Odysseus standing in the centre with sword and shield in hand, a soldier fleeing his blade at left, behind him Athena guides his actions, her aegis, a Medusa-head, in the clouds above her; after a lost painting by Fuseli, illustration to Pope's translation of Homer's 'Odyssey'; proof before all letters. 1806 Engraving and etching
Producer name: After: Henry Fuseli; Print made by: Luigi Schiavonetti; Published by: F I Du Roveray
School/style: British
Production date: 1806
Production place: Published in: London (England)
Materials: paper
Technique: engraving; etching
Dimensions: Height: 265 millimetres; Width: 178 millimetres
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Bibliographic references: Weinglass 1994 / Prints and engraved book illustrations by and after Henry Fuseli (242.IV); Schiff 1973 / Johann Heinrich Füssli 1741-1825 (1256)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: myth/legend; battle; classical deity
Associated names: Illustration to: Alexander Pope (translator); Illustration to: Homer; Representation of: Odysseus/Ulysses; Representation of: Athena/Minerva
Associated titles
Acquisition name: Purchased from: A E Evans & Sons
Acquisition date: 1853
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 1853,1210.549

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