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The antiquities of Herculaneum (1773)

Baiardi, Ottavio Antonio, 1694-1764, Martyn, Thomas, 1735-1825, Lettice, John, 1737-1832, Bannerman, Alexander, fl. 1730-1780, Lamborn, Peter Spendelowe, 1722-1774, Grignion, Charles, 1721-1810, Leacroft, S. (Samuel), -1795, Accademia ercolanese di archeologia (Naples, Italy) · London : Printed for S. Leacroft ... · leaf 116

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fometimes worn by the Praejicae, itwould Mill be inefficient to explain our picture, in which we fee no dead body orfuneral pomp. By way of obviating all thefe difficulties, it might be alledged thatfometimes the Praejicae appeared upon the ftage, and that here it might bedefignedto reprefent them… … P L A T E IV. i5 as in other pieces the reprefentation of fome comic [5] fcenesis plainly diitinguifhable ; fo in this the Painter meant to giveus fome tragic a&ions [6] : efpecially if we obferve the ex-preffion of deep grief and lamentation [7], together with thelong [8] laced [9] veitments,…

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