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arm round the neck of the animal, while she employs the other
hand in holding the end of a veil, which is blown over the hack part
of her head. In this bas-relief, fragments of two Cupids remain,
one of whom is flying before the Goddess, and the other is clinging
to her knees. Venus is frequently represented crossing the sea,
sometimes seated on the back of a Triton, sometimes on the back
of a Dolphin, or other marine animal, and generally accompanied
by Cupids. Claudian,(i) in his description of this Goddess when
she was borne on the back of a Triton, particularly mentions
that she was followed by a great number of Cupids. On a gold
coin of the Bruttii,(2) Venus is represented riding on a sea-horse,
nearly in the same manner as in this bas-relief. Dimensions 9^
inches, by 8^ inches.
No. XVIII.
A bas-relief, representing Victory pouring out a libation to
Apollo, who is habited in his character of Musagetes, or leader of
the Muses. This beautiful composition has been frequently re-
peated by the Greek artists. Four representations, in marble,
of the same subject, formerly in Cardinal Albani's villa at Rome,
have been since removed to Paris;(3) and a fifth, which originally
belonged to Sir William Hamilton, is in our own collection. In order
to convey a more clear idea of the subject of the bas-relief now
under consideration, it will be necessary to say a few words respect-
ing some of the above marbles, in which the subject is represented
more in detail. In one of them, Diana is introduced standing
1 ' ---------hoc navigat ostro
Fulta Venus, nivese delibant eequora plante.
Prosequitur volucrum late comitatus Amorum.
Claudian. de Nupt. Hon. et Mar. v. 151.
* See Magnan Bruttia Numismatica, tab. 3.
3 See Mus. Nap. torn. iv. pi. 7, 8, 9, 10
arm round the neck of the animal, while she employs the other
hand in holding the end of a veil, which is blown over the hack part
of her head. In this bas-relief, fragments of two Cupids remain,
one of whom is flying before the Goddess, and the other is clinging
to her knees. Venus is frequently represented crossing the sea,
sometimes seated on the back of a Triton, sometimes on the back
of a Dolphin, or other marine animal, and generally accompanied
by Cupids. Claudian,(i) in his description of this Goddess when
she was borne on the back of a Triton, particularly mentions
that she was followed by a great number of Cupids. On a gold
coin of the Bruttii,(2) Venus is represented riding on a sea-horse,
nearly in the same manner as in this bas-relief. Dimensions 9^
inches, by 8^ inches.
No. XVIII.
A bas-relief, representing Victory pouring out a libation to
Apollo, who is habited in his character of Musagetes, or leader of
the Muses. This beautiful composition has been frequently re-
peated by the Greek artists. Four representations, in marble,
of the same subject, formerly in Cardinal Albani's villa at Rome,
have been since removed to Paris;(3) and a fifth, which originally
belonged to Sir William Hamilton, is in our own collection. In order
to convey a more clear idea of the subject of the bas-relief now
under consideration, it will be necessary to say a few words respect-
ing some of the above marbles, in which the subject is represented
more in detail. In one of them, Diana is introduced standing
1 ' ---------hoc navigat ostro
Fulta Venus, nivese delibant eequora plante.
Prosequitur volucrum late comitatus Amorum.
Claudian. de Nupt. Hon. et Mar. v. 151.
* See Magnan Bruttia Numismatica, tab. 3.
3 See Mus. Nap. torn. iv. pi. 7, 8, 9, 10