Museum Object Number1966.0241 |
Print (Engraving)
Illustration from Homer, The Odyssey, trans. by Alexander Pope, 2 vols. (New York: William Durell, 1812).
Prints and Maps
Museum purchase
Peter Maverick (Engraver)
John Thurston (Draftsman)
William Durell & Co. (Publisher)
10/22/178017441808
06/07/183118221813
New York, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
Book published in New York
Newark, Essex, New Jersey, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
Maverick engraved plate in Newark.
1. Inscription; Lower right, beneath image; P. Maverick sc.
2. Inscription; Lower left, beneath image; J. Thurston del.
3. Inscription; Lower center; Published by W. Durell.
Book illustration; Literary scene
Ink; Paper (wove)
Engraved, Etched, Line engraved
6.9 (H) , 4.1 (W) , 4.2 (Image H) , 2.4 (Image W)
17.6 (H) , 10.5 (W) , 4.2 (Image H) , 2.4 (Image W)
Trimmed within platemark.
William Durell & Co.
1812
New York, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
Illustration from Homer, The Odyssey, trans. by Alexander Pope, 2 vols. (New York: William Durell, 1812). Stephens notes that "Some of these items may have been made for an earlier edition." However, Durell's 1808 edition featured "wood cuts, newly designed and engraved by A. Anderson."
Text available soon.
[Book] Stephens, Stephen DeWitt. 1950 The Mavericks, American Engravers.
• Listed under Peter Maverick, General Works, no. 553, p. 130.