Price: $125.00
SKU: 64805
ARTIST: Willem van de Passe
PUBLISHER: Printed by John Bill, his Magesties Printer, London.
MEDIUM: Copperplate engraving,
DATE: c.1624
EDITION SIZE: Image size 9 3/4 x 6 3/8" (24.9 x 16.2 cm).
DESCRIPTION: Engraved by Will Pass (Willem de Passe). George Chapman (1559-1634) was an Englishman who started out as a playwright and then went on to become best known for his translations of Homer's poetry. After translating the Iliad and Odyssey, he did a book of Homeric hymns and the story "Batrachomyomachia." for which this is the title page. Pictured are Homer with a crown of laurel on top; Apollo is holding a musical instrument; Hermes holds his caduceus and Pallas is on the right. Below is a portrait of Chapman with the motto, "Conscium evasi diem." [Ref: The Homeric Hymns and George Chapman's Translation, Intro. by Stephen Scully, Editor's Intro. by Allardyce Nicoll]
ADDITIONAL INFO: This piece is in a 11 x 14 inch mat for handling.
CONDITION: Good condition.
REFERENCE: Nicholl, [43].
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