Him Pensive on the lonely beach she found, with streaming eyes in briny torrents drown’d, and inly pining for his native shore”, from The Odyssey of Homer, Book V. Pa. 111. Published by W. Durell.

John Thurston, Peter Maverick, "Him Pensive on the lonely beach she found, with streaming eyes in briny torrents drown'd, and inly pining for his native shore", from The Odyssey of Homer, Book V. Pa. 111. Published by W. Durell., 1812, engraving on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Library of the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, 1988.62.3
Peter Maverick, John Thurston, "Him Pensive on the lonely beach she found, with streaming eyes in briny torrents drown'd, and inly pining for his native shore", from The Odyssey of Homer, Book V. Pa. 111. Published by W. Durell., 1812, engraving on paper, sheet: 5 583 14 in. (14.38.2 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Library of the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, 1988.62.3
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Artwork Details

Title
Him Pensive on the lonely beach she found, with streaming eyes in briny torrents drown’d, and inly pining for his native shore”, from The Odyssey of Homer, Book V. Pa. 111. Published by W. Durell.
Artists
Copy after John Thurston
Date
1812
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 5 583 14 in. (14.38.2 cm)
Credit Line
Transfer from the Library of the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Mediums Description
engraving on paper
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure group
  • Dress — historic — classical dress
  • Literature — Homer — Odyssey
Object Number
1988.62.3

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Peter Maverick, The Art of Writing by John Jenkins, Frontispiece, 1813, stipple engraving on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Library of the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, 1988.62.1
The Art of Writing by John Jenkins, Frontispiece
Date1813
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Peter Maverick, William Guy Wall, Ticonderoga, ca. 1828, engraving on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Library of the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, 1988.62.2
Ticonderoga
Dateca. 1828
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Peter Maverick, Vertrouwt Book Plate, ca. 1820, engraving on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Library of the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, 1988.62.6
Vertrouwt Book Plate
Dateca. 1820
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