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Title: The Iliad and the Odyssey
Artist:
After John Flaxman (British, York 1755–1826 London)
Engraver:
Henry Moses (British, London ca. 1782–1870 Cowley, Middlesex)
Author:
Homer (Greek, active 13th or 8th century BCE)
Translator:
William Sotheby (British, 1757–1833)
Published in: London
Date: 1834
Medium: Illustrations: line engraving
Dimensions: 8 3/4 x 5 11/16 x 1 5/16 in. (22.2 x 14.4 x 3.3 cm)
Classification: Books
Credit Line: Bequest of W. Gedney Beatty, 1941
Accession Number: 41.100.567(1)
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