The Mourning Penelope — N. C. Wyeth Odyssey Framed Print (1929)

Everyone has advice for the woman who waits. Penelope sits with her grief while strangers fill her house and call her slow, and she keeps her own counsel and her own methods of delay.

This is for someone who kept faith while the world told them to give up on it.

Ready to hang: an 8 × 10 in framed print in a white or black wood frame. At home in a bedroom or study, or as a gift for someone who has held a household together through a long absence.

Details

Artwork: N. C. Wyeth, “The Mourning Penelope”, from The Odyssey of Homer, trans. George Herbert Palmer (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1929).
Reproduced from the original book plate. The artwork is in the public domain.
Source scan: Internet Archive, odysseyofhomer0000geor_d5m4 (Los Angeles Public Library copy).

• 8 × 10 in print on Matte paper (matte refers to the paper finish)
• 100% real pinewood frame, matte finish, 0.87 in deep, available in White or Black
• Shatter-proof plexiglass (acrylic) glazing, rigid backing, and pre-installed hanging hardware with rubber bumpers; arrives ready to hang
• Approximately 1/4 in of the image on each side is hidden under the frame edge
• Picture frame manufactured in Italy; art printed and frame assembled in the USA or Canada
• Made to order for indoor display
• Ships to US addresses only.

© 2026 Shawn Neville (text and design; artwork public domain)