The historic gallery of portraits and paintings; or, Biographical review: (1807)
London, Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe · leaf 327
exerted herself to pre-serve the innocent victim, departs with the greatest hor-ror, taking her son with her, who participates in heremotion. This picture is composed with much skill and simpli-city. The costume of the personages, and architectureof the building, lead the spectator back to the… … ALCIBIADES SURPRISED BY SOCRATESIN THE HOUSE OF A COURTEZAN. PERRIN. Alcibiades, the son of Clinias, the Athenian, and adescendant of Ajax, by the fathers side, received fromnature all the graces of body and mind. A philosopher—a voluptuary—a warrior—discreet at Sparta—gallant atAthens—profuse at…
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