Odysseus Greeted by His Grandfather Autolycus

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Odysseus Greeted by His Grandfather Autolycus

1790s

Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein (called Goethe-Tischbein) (German, 1751–1829) Copied after an Antique Vase Painting Published by the Dieterich'sche Buchhandlung, Göttingen Inspired by the poetry of Homer (Greek, 8th century B.C.)

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Object Details

Titles:

Odysseus Greeted by His Grandfather Autolycus
Later published as plate XXX from Homer nach Antiken gezeichnet von Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein. Heft II, mit Erläuterungen von Christian Gottlieb Heyne (Göttingen: Heinrich Dieterich, 1801-2)

Date:

1790s

Artists:

Medium:

Etching

Dimensions:

Plate: 9 1/8 x 12 3/8 inches (23.2 x 31.4 cm) Sheet: 9 13/16 x 12 15/16 inches (25 x 32.9 cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

The Muriel and Philip Berman Gift, acquired from the John S. Phillips bequest of 1876 to the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, with funds contributed by Muriel and Philip Berman, gifts (by exchange) of Lisa Norris Elkins, Bryant W. Langston, Samuel S. White 3rd and Vera White, with additional funds contributed by John Howard McFadden, Jr., Thomas Skelton Harrison, and the Philip H. and A.S.W. Rosenbach Foundation, 1985

Accession Number:

1985-52-14233

Geography:

Made in Germany, Europe

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