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Plates 31 and 32. No. 35.
Exhibit a chariot drawn by four horses. This group is distinguished by the very elegant
and blood-like form of the horses. The beautiful line of the back and croup, and the arch described
by the elevation of the tail, together with the fine sweep of the haunches to the hocks, are all points
of that admirable symmetry which is so peculiar to the Arabian horse, and denote very forcibly the
skill and ability of the artist.
Two heads belonging to the horses in this group compose a fragment which came into the
possession of the Dillctanti Society at the same period as that in No. 27- They are extremely
beautiful, and perfectly accord with the elegance of the bodies and limbs. In the duplicate
(Plate 32,) the whole is represented as it appeared about 60 years ago, but it was necessary to
draw it on a smaller scale in order to adapt it to the size of the present work; the slab, in this
tablet as well as in Nos. 32, 33 and 39, being considerably longer than the rest.
Plate 33. No. 39-
In this group the rider on the leading horse is described as looking backwards, and making some
signal to his companion by raising his left hand. A skilful attention to the true principles of
horsemanship is evinced in the position of this figure, for although his body is turned and his face
is directed backwards, still he preserves his seat by the unaltered position of the legs and thighs,
which lake the same inclination as if the body was in a straight forward direction.
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Plates 31 and 32. No. 35.
Exhibit a chariot drawn by four horses. This group is distinguished by the very elegant
and blood-like form of the horses. The beautiful line of the back and croup, and the arch described
by the elevation of the tail, together with the fine sweep of the haunches to the hocks, are all points
of that admirable symmetry which is so peculiar to the Arabian horse, and denote very forcibly the
skill and ability of the artist.
Two heads belonging to the horses in this group compose a fragment which came into the
possession of the Dillctanti Society at the same period as that in No. 27- They are extremely
beautiful, and perfectly accord with the elegance of the bodies and limbs. In the duplicate
(Plate 32,) the whole is represented as it appeared about 60 years ago, but it was necessary to
draw it on a smaller scale in order to adapt it to the size of the present work; the slab, in this
tablet as well as in Nos. 32, 33 and 39, being considerably longer than the rest.
Plate 33. No. 39-
In this group the rider on the leading horse is described as looking backwards, and making some
signal to his companion by raising his left hand. A skilful attention to the true principles of
horsemanship is evinced in the position of this figure, for although his body is turned and his face
is directed backwards, still he preserves his seat by the unaltered position of the legs and thighs,
which lake the same inclination as if the body was in a straight forward direction.
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