Blind Homer at the Edge of the Sea
Blind Homer at the Edge of the Sea

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Blind Homer at the Edge of the Sea,

1816

Jean Baptiste Raphaël Urbain Massard, French, 1775–1843
after François Gérard Baron, French, 1770–1837
x1937-147

Information

Title
Blind Homer at the Edge of the Sea
Dates

1816

Maker
Jean Baptiste Raphaël Urbain Massard
after François Gérard Baron
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
plate: 55.5 x 41 cm (21 7/8 x 16 1/8 in.) sheet: 60 x 44 cm (23 5/8 x 17 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Junius S. Morgan, Class of 1888
Object Number
x1937-147
Place Made

Europe, France, Paris

Inscription
Titled in plate, lower center: HOMERE Inscribed in plate, lower left and right: F. Gérard Pinxt. / Raph. Urbn. Massard Sculp. 1816. Dedication inscribed in plate, lower center: Dédié à Monsieur le Chevalier / ENNIUS QUIRINUS VISCONTI, / Membre de l’ Institut de France / Excud par Giraldon Inscribed in plate, left of dedication: A Paris chez l'auteur rue de Condé n.19 / et chez les principaux Marchands d'Estampes Inscribed in plate, right of dedication: Par son dévoué Screiteur / Raphaël Urbain Massard.
Marks/Labels/Seals
Collector's blindstamp, loewr left: Lewis Lloyd (Lugt 2802)
Reference Numbers
Beraldi 18; Le Blanc 32
Culture
French, European
Type
engravings, prints
Materials
printing ink
Techniques
engraving (printing process)
Subject
boys, figures (representations), cliffs, men

Junius S. Morgan (1867–1932); bequeathed to the Princeton University Art Museum, 1932

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