Help us restore York Art Gallery’s The Apotheosis of Homer

The beautiful Wedgwood plaque designed by John Flaxman, on display in Turner, Wedgwood and Beyond: Inspired by Flaxman, is in a very poor and unstable condition due to a breakage at some point in its history.

Conservation costing £750 could give this piece a new lease of life, restoring colour and detail.

Your donation can help fund the specialist treatment needed to preserve this important piece of artistic heritage. Any gift received will support the Gallery, helping us care for and share more of the collection.

Please donate today and help bring this work back into public view where it can inspire visitors for years to come.

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Wedgwood, modelled by John Flaxman (1755-1826)
The Apotheosis of Homer, 1784
Jasperware

York Art Gallery’s collection
Purchased with the aid of a grant from the Victoria and Albert Museum Purchase Grant Fund, 1952