Print (Engraving)

  • Title:

    Illustration from Homer, The Odyssey, trans. by Alexander Pope, 2 vols. (New York: William Durell, 1812).

  • Category:

    Prints and Maps

  • Creator (Role):

    Peter Maverick (Engraver)

    John Thurston (Draftsman)

    William Durell & Co. (Publisher)

  • Place of Origin:

    New York, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

  • Secondary Place of Origin:

    Newark, Essex, New Jersey, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

  • Materials:

    Ink; Paper (wove)

  • Techniques:

    Engraved, Etched, Line engraved

  • Museum Object Number:

    1966.0241


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1966.0241

Object Name

Print (Engraving)

Title

Illustration from Homer, The Odyssey, trans. by Alexander Pope, 2 vols. (New York: William Durell, 1812).

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

Peter Maverick (Engraver)
10/22/1780-06/07/1831

John Thurston (Draftsman)
1744-1822

William Durell & Co. (Publisher)
1808-1813

Place of Origin

New York, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Book published in New York

Secondary Place of Origin

Newark, Essex, New Jersey, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Secondary Origin Notes

Maverick engraved plate in Newark.

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

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.

Subjects

Book illustration; Literary scene

Materials

Ink; Paper (wove)

Techniques

Engraved, Etched, Line engraved

Dimensions (inches)

6.9 (H) , 4.1 (W) , 4.2 (Image H) , 2.4 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

17.6 (H) , 10.5 (W) , 4.2 (Image H) , 2.4 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Trimmed within platemark.

Publisher Summary

William Durell & Co.

Publication Date

1812

Place of Publication

New York, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Edition Notes

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."

Object Description

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Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Stephens, Stephen DeWitt. 1950 The Mavericks, American Engravers.
Listed under Peter Maverick, General Works, no. 553, p. 130.