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 71
her gems which introduce the female form in lieu of the insect. On one,Cupid is drawn in a triumphal car by two butterflies: on another by two Psyches. It is, how-ever, remarkable, that although the poetry and sculpture of the ancients are continually illustrativeof each other, no allusion to the… … Ju Hihid Junt4.i»oi br J.hn Marry itTl*<t Srrnr L.mJcn. CUPID AND PSYCHE. This highly finished gem is an intaglio on cornelian, in the possession of Mr.Charles Townly. In regard to its execution, it may justly rank with the firstamong those that are called miracles of art. It is one of those…
Gems · Mythology, Greek · Art, Ancient
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