| Method | Copper engraving |
| Artist | William Sharp after J. Hoppner |
| Published | Published Nov 4 1810 by William Sharp London. |
| Dimensions | Image 317 x 270 mm, Plate 358 x 291 mm |
| Notes |
Richard Porson (1759-1808), Greek scholar. Richard Porson was a classical scholar, and was the most brilliant of the English school that devoted itself to the task of freeing Greek texts from corruption introduced through the centuries. He studied at Trinity College, Cambridge, which he attended from 1778 to 1785, and he was appointed Professor of Greek there in 1792. Porson's edition of the plays of Aeschylus was printed in 1792. He later edited four plays of Euripides: Hecuba (1797), Orestes (1798), Phoenissae (1799), and Medea (1801). Porson was particularly acclaimed for his insight into Greek metre and his appreciation of the fine points of Greek diction. A Porson prize for the best translation into classical Greek verse has been awarded at Cambridge since 1817. O'Donoghue 1 |
| Framing | unmounted |
| Price | £65.00 |
| Stock ID | 19608 |