Champlin, John Denison, 1834-1915, Perkins, Charles C. (Charles Callahan), 1823-1886 · New York : C. Scribner's sons · leaf 259
e poisoned tunic of Nessus, stretcheshimself upon the funeral pyre which he hashimself prepared, and expires with eyes andhands raised toward heaven. Same history as Hercules and Achelous of Guido. En-graved by G. Rousselet.—Landon, Musee, i.PI. 41 ; Villot, Cat. Louvre. HERCULES WRESTLING… … Death of Hercules, Guido Reni, Louvre. death, the Fates consented to prolong hislife if another person would die in his stead;Alcestis offered herself, but when Death cameto take his due, Hercules struggled withand overcame him. Alcestis, pale and statue-like, lies on a bier beneath a canopy…
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