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Compositions from the Works, Days and Theogony of Hesiod, designed by John Flaxman, R.A.

1817
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  • Title: Compositions from the Works, Days and Theogony of Hesiod, designed by John Flaxman, R.A.
  • Author: Hesiod (Greek, active ca. 700 BCE)
  • Engraver: William Blake (British, London 1757–1827 London)
  • Artist: After John Flaxman (British, York 1755–1826 London)
  • Publisher: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown
  • Published in: London
  • Date: 1817
  • Medium: Illustrations: stipple engraving and etching
  • Dimensions: 11 1/16 x 17 7/16 x 11/16 in. (28.1 x 44.3 x 1.8 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Florance Waterbury Bequest, 1970
  • Object Number: 1970.613.28
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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