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PLATE XXXV.
TORSO OF VENUS.
A torso of a statue of very beautiful workmanship, now, unfor-
tunately, only a fragment. It is part, probably, of a statue
represented in the act of lacing up her sandal,® or in one of
the attitudes under which Venus of the Bath is usually indi-
cated. The left thigh is slightly raised; but, though there is
so'me resemblance between the muscles of this torso and those
of the figure in the Museum,(2) which probably represents a
similar subject, the action in the latter figure is much more
distinctly rendered. With the left hand she has, perhaps, been
adjusting the sandal of the left foot, while the right has been
extended to enable her to preserve her balance. It has been
suggested that there is some resemblance between this torso and
a figure of Venus in the Giustiniani collection,*^ which holds an
apple in her left hand. This, however, is more likely one of
the many types of Venus Victrix.
This torso originally belonged to the Duke of Richmond, and
was injured in a fire at Richmond House, December 21, 1791. It
was purchased in 1821.
It is in Parian marble, and in height 2 feet 5 inches.
1 Clarac, PI. 628, No. 1354 A., for the bronze statuette of Venus from Paramythia,
bequeathed to the British Museum by the late E. P. Knight, Esq.
2 Mus. Marbl. x. PI. 20.
3 Clarac, PI. 595, No. 1300. Cf. also statue at Dresden, formerly in the Chi«i
Palace. Clarac, PI. 625, No. 1402.
TORSO OF VENUS.
A torso of a statue of very beautiful workmanship, now, unfor-
tunately, only a fragment. It is part, probably, of a statue
represented in the act of lacing up her sandal,® or in one of
the attitudes under which Venus of the Bath is usually indi-
cated. The left thigh is slightly raised; but, though there is
so'me resemblance between the muscles of this torso and those
of the figure in the Museum,(2) which probably represents a
similar subject, the action in the latter figure is much more
distinctly rendered. With the left hand she has, perhaps, been
adjusting the sandal of the left foot, while the right has been
extended to enable her to preserve her balance. It has been
suggested that there is some resemblance between this torso and
a figure of Venus in the Giustiniani collection,*^ which holds an
apple in her left hand. This, however, is more likely one of
the many types of Venus Victrix.
This torso originally belonged to the Duke of Richmond, and
was injured in a fire at Richmond House, December 21, 1791. It
was purchased in 1821.
It is in Parian marble, and in height 2 feet 5 inches.
1 Clarac, PI. 628, No. 1354 A., for the bronze statuette of Venus from Paramythia,
bequeathed to the British Museum by the late E. P. Knight, Esq.
2 Mus. Marbl. x. PI. 20.
3 Clarac, PI. 595, No. 1300. Cf. also statue at Dresden, formerly in the Chi«i
Palace. Clarac, PI. 625, No. 1402.