The historic gallery of portraits and paintings; or, Biographical review: (1807)
London, Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe · leaf 255
athers corse. Elphenea leansupon her brother, and falls into tears at the sight of thefetters with which he is invested. In the back ground,a servant holds a laurel crown, which recalls to mind theglory of Miltiades. This picture is no less admirable for the happy choiceof the subject, than for its… … MARIUS. DROUAIS. CaiUS Maricjs was born of an obscure family, inthe territory of Arpinum. In his youth he followedagriculture; but the desire of rendering himself distin-guished, made him embrace the profession of arms. Itis asserted, that Scipio Africanus, under whom he atfirst served, discovered…
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