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CHAP. VI.]
ROBETTA,
469
him with her hands crossed on her bosom. Another young female,
who is standing, in the middle of the print, plays on the harp, and,
on the left, Pan is represented, playing on a horn, which he holds
elevated. In the fore-ground of this side, is a second young man,
seated, in an easy attitude, on a piece of rock, at whose feet is a
small snake twisted round a stump. All these figures are naked.
The scene is a landscape. This piece bears the letters rbta, en-
graved in the middle of the print, at bottom, and measures nine
inches and three-eighths in height, by six inches and three-quarters
in width. {Bartsch, No. 17.)
The Choice of Hercules.
Hercules is represented, in the flower of his youth, standing,
towards the left of the print, and resting with both hands on his club.
He listens attentively to what is said to him by two naked females,
intended to personify Virtue and Vice; of whom the one, standing
in the middle of the piece, is seen in front, and the other, on the
right, in a back view. Behind, on the left, are the three Graces;
and above, on either hand, are Cupids flying in the air. This en-
graving, according to Bartsch, bears neither the name nor the initials
of Robetta. He considers it one of that artist's earliest produc-
tions. It measures ten inches and an eighth in height, by seven
inches and a half in width. (Bartsch, No. 20.)
Hercules destroying the Hydra.
Hercules, who is standing, near the middle of the print, is giving
a blow to the Hydra with his club ; the monster being represented
near the mouth of a cavern, on the left-hand. The back-ground
exhibits a mountainous landscape. About the middle of the piece,
at bottom, are the letters rbta. This engraving measures nine
inches and an eighth in height, by seven inches and a quarter in
width. {Bartsch, No. 21.)
ROBETTA,
469
him with her hands crossed on her bosom. Another young female,
who is standing, in the middle of the print, plays on the harp, and,
on the left, Pan is represented, playing on a horn, which he holds
elevated. In the fore-ground of this side, is a second young man,
seated, in an easy attitude, on a piece of rock, at whose feet is a
small snake twisted round a stump. All these figures are naked.
The scene is a landscape. This piece bears the letters rbta, en-
graved in the middle of the print, at bottom, and measures nine
inches and three-eighths in height, by six inches and three-quarters
in width. {Bartsch, No. 17.)
The Choice of Hercules.
Hercules is represented, in the flower of his youth, standing,
towards the left of the print, and resting with both hands on his club.
He listens attentively to what is said to him by two naked females,
intended to personify Virtue and Vice; of whom the one, standing
in the middle of the piece, is seen in front, and the other, on the
right, in a back view. Behind, on the left, are the three Graces;
and above, on either hand, are Cupids flying in the air. This en-
graving, according to Bartsch, bears neither the name nor the initials
of Robetta. He considers it one of that artist's earliest produc-
tions. It measures ten inches and an eighth in height, by seven
inches and a half in width. (Bartsch, No. 20.)
Hercules destroying the Hydra.
Hercules, who is standing, near the middle of the print, is giving
a blow to the Hydra with his club ; the monster being represented
near the mouth of a cavern, on the left-hand. The back-ground
exhibits a mountainous landscape. About the middle of the piece,
at bottom, are the letters rbta. This engraving measures nine
inches and an eighth in height, by seven inches and a quarter in
width. {Bartsch, No. 21.)