print; frontispiece

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Object Type: print; frontispiece
Museum number: 1865,1014.169
Description: Frontispiece to Suttaby's edition of Pope's translation of 'The Odissey of Homer'; a woman being attacked by a soldier, who stands on the right with a sword in his right hand, holding the woman by the wrist with his left; printed on a plate with title-page at right (1865,1014.170). Etching and engraving
Producer name: Print made by: Anker Smith; After: Richard Smirke; Published by: Suttaby (Evance & Fox) (as Suttaby, Evance & Co)
School/style
Production date: 1817
Production place: Published in: London (England)
Materials
Technique: etching; engraving
Dimensions: Height: 123 millimetres (sheet); Width: 137 millimetres
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Curator's comments: See 1864,1210.200 for comment.
Location: Not on display
Associated names: Illustration to: Alexander Pope (translator); Illustration to: Homer
Associated titles
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1865
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 1865,1014.169

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