Live Auction 5900Christie's Interiors
English School, after John Flaxman, R.A. (1755-1826)
Lot 296

English School, after John Flaxman, R.A. (1755-1826)

The harpies seizing the daughters of Pandarus; The meeting of Ulysses and Penelope; Scylla (illustrated); Thetis and Euryname receive the infant Vulcan; and Venus disguised inviting Helen to the chamber of Paris

Closed27 January 2009

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English School, after John Flaxman, R.A. (1755-1826)
The harpies seizing the daughters of Pandarus; The meeting of Ulysses and Penelope; Scylla (illustrated); Thetis and Euryname receive the infant Vulcan; and Venus disguised inviting Helen to the chamber of Paris
pen and brown ink
6 x 8¾ in. (15.2 x 22.2 cm.) (5)

Specialist note

These drawings are copies of the prints produced by John Flaxman to illustrate Homer's two most well known epic poems. The first three depict scenes from the Odyssey and the second two scenes from the Iliad.