Pompeiana : the topography, edifices and ornaments of Pompeii : the result of excavations since 1819 (1832)
Gell, William, Sir, 1777-1836, Uwins, Thomas, 1782-1857, Moses, Henry, 1782?-1870, Cahusac, R. F, Henshall, J., fl. 1828-1850, Tingle, James, fl. 1824-1850, Havell, Daniel, d. 1826?, Varrall, J. C, Kelsall, W, Allen, James Baylis, 1803-1876, Winkles, Benjamin, Starling, Schmollinger, W, Havell, Frederick James, 1801-1840, Havell, James, Kernott, J. H, Higham, Gladwin, George, fl. 1821-1838, Faithorn, F, Fenner, Sears & Co · London : Jennings and Chaplin · leaf 180
ablinum. 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 XLVI. represents the sacrifice ofIphigenia at Aulis. Chalcas had alreadj^taken the fatal knife,… … THE PLATKS. 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 seldom to have represented the limbswhich were not absolutely necessary.…
Architecture, Roman
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