This image features classical imagery and text. The upper section shows a winged figure intertwined with a swan in a rectangular border. The name "HOMER" is displayed below, surrounded by a decorative border of repeated swan motifs. A seated figure reading or reflecting is depicted further down, integrated with a large initial "H" and accompanied by text in German praising Homer and his literary significance. The layout and decorative elements are in a neoclassical style, emphasizing symmetry and classical themes.

Homer Nach Antiken Gezeichnet

Tischbein, Johann Heinrich Wilhelm · German

1801

Medium: bound volume with etched and engraved illustrations, including 8 initials, 19 head- or tailpieces and 37 plates
Classification: Volume
Period: 1801 to 1825
Image size: 4550 × 6645px

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This image features classical imagery and text. The upper section shows a winged figure intertwined with a swan in a rectangular border. The name "HOMER" is displayed below, surrounded by a decorative border of repeated swan motifs. A seated figure reading or reflecting is depicted further down, integrated with a large initial "H" and accompanied by text in German praising Homer and his literary significance. The layout and decorative elements are in a neoclassical style, emphasizing symmetry and classical themes.

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