Gems, selected from the antique, with illustrations (1804)
Dagley, Richard, -1841, Murray, John, 1778-1843, Whittingham, Charles, 1767-1840 · London : Printed for John Murray, 32, Fleet Street, Dean Street by C. Whittingham · leaf 51
e artists have found aninfinite number of subjects for their imitation from the age ofRaphael and Michael Angelo to Reynolds and Fuseli; poets are i 30 INTRODUCTION. not less indebted. From these precious treasures of antiquitywe may every day learn more and more to perfect our taste, ex-ercise our… … SELECTION OF ANTIQUE GEMS. JUPITER iEGIOCHUS. THIS Jupiter is a cameo of the first order of Greek sculpture, superiorperhaps to any head we have met with of that deity. We have copied itfrom a cast in the possession of a great collector. It was presented by theSenator Juliani to the library of St.…
Gems · Mythology, Greek · Art, Ancient
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