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Bust of Homer [drawing].

BIB_ID
413395
Accession number
MA 205.11
Creator
Anonymous, British school, 18th cent.
Published
18th century
Credit line
Purchased, 1896.
Description
1 drawing.
Notes
Title supplied by cataloger.
Image closely resembles that of the 1725 print "Homerus"" by George Vertue (see Alexander, David, "George Vertue as an Engraver", Walpole Society, LXX, 2008, 437).
Formerly housed with the manuscript of Johnson's Life of Pope and other items; for more information see main record for MA 205.
8 11/16 x 5 7/8 inches (222 x 151 mm)
Provenance
Purchased from the London dealer Sotheran, 1896.
Summary
Sketch of a portrait bust of identified in an engraving by George Vertue as Homer, showing a sculptured bust on a pedestal, directed 3/4 to right.
Medium
red chalk on paper.
Classification