The historic gallery of portraits and paintings; or, Biographical review: (1807)
London, Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe · leaf 315
antiquity. Its forms are tolerably well varied,but somewhat heavy; if not deficient in grace, they arewanting in dignity, and the attitude is excessively for-mal. There is little to admire in this statue, except thelabour of its execution, which is indeed perfect. Forthis species of merit the… … yripic Africamis. SCIPIO AFRICANUS. RAMEY. PuBLius Cornelius SciPfo, knowa by the nameAfricanus, was the son of the Consul Scipio, who lost,against Hannibal, the battle of Tesin. In that day theyounger Scipio saved his fathers life. Sent into Spain,at the age of 24, he conquered that kingdom, inthe…
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