The historic gallery of portraits and paintings; or, Biographical review: (1807)
London, Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe · leaf 267
otwithstanding the presents and distincttions that,were offered to him by Artaxerxes, he refusedto devote his talents to the benefit of the enemies of hiscountry. The picture of M. Girodet is one of the finest of themodern school. The variety—the truth of expressions—the; propriety of the,… … HERCULES AND DEJANIRA, GUIDO. This picture, painted by Guido, is one of the four,executed by this artist, to display the labours of Her-cules. The Centaur Nessus, son of Ixion and Nua, isrepresented coming to offer his services to Hercules totransport across the river Evena, Dejanira, the…
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