| Method | Etching |
| Artist | Francis Grose |
| Published | c.1797 |
| Dimensions | Image 125 x 93 mm, Sheet 174 x 108 mm |
| Notes |
Beneath the image inscription reads: Book 1_ _ _page 4 and five lines of verse. From A Travestie of Homer, a parody or burlesque translation of Homer's Iliad by Thomas Bridges. Francis Grose (1731-1791) was a painter, etcher, caricaturist, draughtsman and antiquary. He wrote and illustrated many successful books on the antiquities of Britain. Responding to the growing interest in the past, he travelled around the country collecting material, publishing illustrations with descriptions to make antiquities and archaelogical remains more intelligible and accessible to his non-specialist readers. Condition: Trimmed within the plate some foxing spots to the inscription space. |
| Framing | unmounted |
| Price | £50.00 |
| Stock ID | 27921 |