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His counte \/ =nance resembles the Scipio Family & answers in dress \/ to a description of Scipio Nasica quoted by Ferrarius \/ de re Vestiaria \/ The figure of Juno has an air of sublime dignity, \/ the original is in the Capitol. \/ The Achilles which faces the Minerva, as an example of heroic strength in grand and decided \/ form_ this statue was in the Borghese Villa, it is now in \/ Paris with the whole of that collection which once belonged \/ to the Borghese Family. \/ The Group commonly named Papirius & his mother \/ but much more likely to be Electra & Orestes, or Penelope & \/ Telemacus, of a pure style & natural sentiment. 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We shall now notice 11 Statues in one paragraph \/ as being one family, they are Mnemosyne the mother of[deleted] her \/ daughters the 9 Muses & Apollo their leader_ Thalia \/ has the beauty of early youth in modesty, Melpomene \/ is known by an heroic attitude similar to Egeus the father \/ of Theseus or Jason, Enterpe is distinguished by a regal \/ grace_ Calliope & Clio by Doric simplicity & mental occu \/ =pation in bodily rest, Apollo the leader of the Muses in \/ this series is known for a celebrated statue among the \/ ancients by some reverse of Nero's Coins. \/ Besides the purposes of study for which these Statues \/ are highly valuable in a school of Design, their presence \/ has converted the Councel[sic] Chamber into an Homeric \/ Olympus where none approach without the mingled sen \/ =timent of delight & awe! \/ In the Plaster Academy is the group of Pylades & Orestes \/ Offering Sacrifice, the statue of Germanicus delivering \/ an oration, \/ The Collossal Barberini Faun, remarkable for the \/ fierce, elastic forms of muscle & tendon proper to the moun \/ =tainous & Sylvan habits of the race. \/ These cursory notices shall be closed with the Diana \/ discharging an arrow from the original marble in the \/ Gallery of Paris, this beautiful & interesting statue \/ has long been the rightful property of the French Monarchs, \/ it has been considered by some learned men & professional \/ judges, as resembling the Apollo Belvidere in countenance \/ & general character to a degree that may warrant an opinion \/ the are Ink verso."}]}