John Flaxman, Hector Chiding Paris, 1792-1793, pen and grey ink, brush and black ink over graphite on wove paper, 8 3/8 in. x 12 1/8 in. (21.27 cm. x 30.8 cm.), This drawing by the English Neoclassical sculptor and illustrator John Flaxman conjures a scene from Homer's 'Iliad', the first book the artist illustrated to great acclaim. (His later projects included Dante's 'Divine Comedy,' and Aeschylus.) Commissioned by Mrs. Hare-Naylor in 1792 or 1793 and created in Rome, Flaxman's drawing for the 'Iliad' shows the Trojan leader Hector chastising Paris for defending Troy haphazardly. Flaxman used this drawing as a preparatory study for the published engraving of the encounter. The final work is simplified even further, as it drops Helen's maids and presents the nude, effeminate Paris resting on a bow, his head lowered in shame. Flaxman's drawings of classical scenes and his designs for Josiah Wedgwood's ceramic wares sparked a craze throughout Europe for his silhouetted figures, which Flaxman had developed from engravings of Greek vases.

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Caption: John Flaxman, Hector Chiding Paris, 1792-1793, pen and grey ink, brush and black ink over graphite on wove paper, 8 3/8 in. x 12 1/8 in. (21.27 cm. x 30.8 cm.), This drawing by the English Neoclassical sculptor and illustrator John Flaxman conjures a scene from Homer's 'Iliad', the first book the artist illustrated to great acclaim. (His later projects included Dante's 'Divine Comedy,' and Aeschylus.) Commissioned by Mrs. Hare-Naylor in 1792 or 1793 and created in Rome, Flaxman's drawing for the 'Iliad' shows the Trojan leader Hector chastising Paris for defending Troy haphazardly. Flaxman used this drawing as a preparatory study for the published engraving of the encounter. The final work is simplified even further, as it drops Helen's maids and presents the nude, effeminate Paris resting on a bow, his head lowered in shame. Flaxman's drawings of classical scenes and his designs for Josiah Wedgwood's ceramic wares sparked a craze throughout Europe for his silhouetted figures, which Flaxman had developed from engravings of Greek vases.

Personalities: JOHN FLAXMAN

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Image size: 6000 × 4152 px | 71.3 MB

Print size: 50.8 × 35.2 cm | 2362.2 × 1634.6 in (300 dpi)

Keywords: 'ILIAD' • 1792 • 1792-1793 • 1793 • 21.27 CM. X 30.8 CM. • 8 3/8. X 12 1/8 • AESCHYLUS. • ARTIST ILLUSTRATED • BLACK INK • BOW • BRUSH • CLASSICAL SCENES • COMMISSIONED • CRAZE • CREATED • DEFENDING TROY HAPHAZARDLY. FLAXMAN • DESIGNING • DESIGNS • DEVELOPED • DRAWING • DRAWN • DROPS HELEN'S MAIDS • EFFEMINATE PARIS RESTING • ENCOUNTER. • ENGLISH NEOCLASSICAL SCULPTOR • ENGRAVED • ENGRAVING (ARTWORK) • ENGRAVING • ENGRAVING. • ENGRAVINGS • ETCHING • EUROPA • EUROPE • FINAL WORK • FIRST BOOK • FLAXMAN'S DRAWING • FLAXMAN • GRAPHITE • GREAT ACCLAIM. • GREEK VASES • GREY INK • HEAD LOWERED • HECTOR CHIDING PARIS • HOMER'S 'ILIAD' • ILLUSTRATOR JOHN FLAXMAN CONJURES • JOHN FLAXMAN • JOSIAH WEDGWOOD'S CERAMIC WARES SPARKED • LATER PROJECTS INCLUDED DANTE'S 'DIVINE COMEDY • MRS. HARE-NAYLOR • NAKED • NUDE • PEN • PREPARATORY STUDY • PRESENTS • PRINT • PUBLISHED ENGRAVING • ROME • SCENE • SHAME. FLAXMAN'S DRAWINGS • SILHOUETTED FIGURES • SIMPLIFIED EVEN FURTHER • TROJAN LEADER HECTOR CHASTISING PARIS • WOVE PAPER