The historic gallery of portraits and paintings; or, Biographical review: (1807)
London, Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe · leaf 309
was worthy ofuniting his pencil with that of Raphael, might efface hislabour, and substitute his own. Carlo Maratti was frequently employed by the sove-reign pontiffsj in whose intimacy he lived. ClementXI. honored him with the order of Christ, and gavehim a pension. This admirable artist lost his… … THE DEATH OF PHOCION, ODEVAERE. The Haven of Piraeus having been surprised by theenemy, Phocion, being the Archon or governor of Athens,was accused of having connived at its surrender, andcondemned to death, in his eightieth year. Such is thesubject of the present picture. In the centre of the…
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