Compositions from the Tragedies of Aeschylus -- Designed by John Flaxman -- Engraved by Thomas Piroli (The Original Drawings in the Possession of the Countess Dowager Spencer)
London: J. Matthews, 1795. John Flaxman, Thomas Piroli. 1/4 leather. Engraved title, 30 plates (at the rectos), 1/4 morocco over marbled boards. Oblong folio, solid and VG, with light wear at the tips and along the fore-edges, mild scuffing and spotting to the panels. Still though, very well-preserved. The plates include five for Prometheus Chain'd; four each for Suppliants, Seven Chiefs Against Thebes, Agamemnon and Choephor; five for The Furies; four for The Persians; Each plate has a caption identifying the characters and quoting from the play in English. And each carries the publisher's imprint of J. Matthews (Jane Matthews, Flaxman's aunt) and the date (Jan. 12th, 1795). A scarce 1st edition of these illustrations by one of the leading figures in European Neoclassicism, John Flaxman. Very Good +. Item #25194
Price: $1,500.00