1592951854000 1312637261000 Standard Record object-40856 1760552815545 1753697859000 1760552463152 adlib fitz-online adlib-object-40856 https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/40856 c45fb77b-0614-31d7-a971-af2600ecce05 9 reference term-101770 adlib-term-101770 fdd215ec-c870-34b9-9c8f-1a52d081aeaf pamphlet reference term-101697 adlib-term-101697 613a191a-56ce-3317-8b6e-e5df00e65022 sketchbook reference term-106206 adlib-term-106206 da969d02-66a2-3e51-8dde-d1d8613f2ff6 paper Support Height mm 330 Width mm 190 Leaf Paintings, Drawings and Prints 832/12.A.f.4 1 accession number 832/12.A.f.4 40856 priref 40856 uri https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/40856 https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/40856 recto ink figure was in the Albani Villa , and another duplicate / of the head is in the Marquis of Lansdown's Collection, / the frequent repetitions of this statue the estimation in / which it was held by the Ancient's may reasonably lead us to believe they are all copies from one by / Phidias, mentioned by Pliny in the enumeration of / that sculptors works, the severe & simple beauty of it's / character, together with the resemblance to a figure / on the reverse of an Athenian coin published by Dr. Coombe in Hunters Collection gives additional / countenance to this remark[deleted] opinion / On the left of this statue sits Menander & on the right Posidyppus, both Comic poets, the learned Visconti has / offered arguments which appear to be unanswerable for / believeing them to be the portraits of those Authors which / were in the Theatre of Athens. / On the side of the steps next the window stands a / Roman whose head is covered by his Toga which / descends to his feet in majestic abundance. 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. The group generally known as Paetas & Aria, but more likely Macareus son of Aeolus & Canace his wife, or Hamon verso ink & Antigone, the sentiment is Despair & union, the male / figure whilst he inflicts the mortal wound upon himself, / supports with desperate energy his beloved wife sinking / to the ground in death, the lines of this group unite the charms of Harmony & force of contrast in the power of / expression. 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 reference agent-149638 adlib-agent-149638 7376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8 The Fitzwilliam Museum reference agent-153239 adlib-agent-153239 d8e74e61-a4a9-37b7-9e13-326601bb5bec Murray, Charles Fairfax 1916 1912 1916-12 given ? draughtsman reference agent-45771 adlib-agent-45771 b9e1e92c-edf1-3a4c-a4eb-f5fbaae070a3 Flaxman, John Possibly not Flaxman's hand (see watermark and date of death of artist). reference term-32656 adlib-term-32656 71b38be4-d251-39f7-8e2d-a0df2dd6e135 ink reference term-101697 adlib-term-101697 613a191a-56ce-3317-8b6e-e5df00e65022 sketchbook 1 reference object-41076 adlib-object-41076 93a20393-de53-3900-89a9-8cc330a8c862

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