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Sale 6457, Lot 78
John Flaxman, R.A. (1755-1826) An album of 37 drawings for Compositions from the Works and Days and Theogony of Hesiod Pencil, pen and grey ink In a dark green Moroccan leather album Estimate: £80,000-120,000 |
John Flaxman By Harriet Drummond John Flaxman's outline illustrations of Aeschylus, Homer, Dante and Hesiod won him Europe-wide fame and were key works in the neoclassical revival of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. They were praised by Schlegel and had a strong influence on such artists as David, Ingres, Tharwaldsen, Runge - even Goya. This Hesiod series, although originating as a scheme during the same period, did not actually appear until 1817, and is engraved by no less a figure than William Blake. Harriet Drummond is Head of the British Drawings and Watercolours Department. hdrummond@christies.com Tel: 44(0)20 7389 2278 |
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