Pompeiana : the topography, edifices and ornaments of Pompeii, the result of excavations since 1819 (1837)
Gell, William, Sir, 1777-1836 · London : Lewis A. Lewis · leaf 184
blinum. Above and below the mosaics are placed,to fill up the Plate, tablets or panels of thosecurious fish and marine monsters which areso common at Pompeii. PLATE XLVI. SACRIFICE OF IPHIGENIA. Plate XLYI. represents the sacrifice ofIphigenia at Aulis. Chalcas had alreadytaken the fatal knife, and… … /inif\\v\\\ Biiil^ras-rd * r m\tcd br Feiuwr Sear>; ^ mi S A C R I F I THE PLATES. 117 In the original, the hard features ofChalcas are well imagined. Many artistshave complained that the feet of Iphigeniaare not seen, but they might have been con-cealed by the male figure, and the ancientsseem…
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