The historic gallery of portraits and paintings; or, Biographical review: (1807)
London, Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe · leaf 425
is statue represents an athletic young man, the fore-most in running ; because, in the public games ofGreece, children, even of tender age, contended witheach other in such courses on foot, and in which theconquerors were frequently honoured with a statue. Thenudity of this figure appears a… … LOUIS THE ELEVENTH. STATUE.—MICHEL BOUDIN. It is well known that Louis XI. was fearful of death.In order to obtain the cure of those disorders to whichage is subject, he ordered Francois de Paule to visit himin the fortress of Plessis-les-Tours, and devoted himselfto the prayers of that pious…
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