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ROBETTA.
[chap. vi.
Mr. Bartsch observes, that there are two different impressions of
this piece. In the first, the whole of the sky is left white, but, in the
second, some clouds are introduced, and also a falcon chasing a heron.
Hercules and Antaus.
Hercules is represented strangling Antseus; and, in the fore-
ground, on the left-hand, is an infant, who appears to be in con-
vulsions. Bartsch observes that this piece is ill drawn. He con-
siders it one of the artist's earliest works. It is without the name or
initials of Robetta, and measures ten inches in height, by seven
inches and a half in width. {Bartsch, No. 22.)
Mutius Sccevola.
Mutius Scaevola stands on the right, burning his hand in the fire,
which is upon an altar in the middle of the print. Near him are
two soldiers, in attitudes testifying their astonishment at the action.
On the left stands Porsenna, holding a small standard, and accom-
panied by another soldier. This engraving is marked RBTA, and
measures eight inches and a quarter in height, by six inches and a
quarter in width. (Bartsch, No. 26.)
The Torments of Love.
In the middle of this piece, a young man is represented, seated
on a bank, with his back against a tree, and bound, by the left
arm, to one of its branches by Cupid, at the same time that he is
caressed by a woman, who is standing by him on the left. A man,
on the same side, accompanied by an infant, stands looking at
them. On the right, is another man, who is also accompanied by
an infant, and appears forcibly leading away a female, whose
countenance is full of sadness, and who raises her right arm in the
air, in an attitude expressive of her distress. All these figures are
ROBETTA.
[chap. vi.
Mr. Bartsch observes, that there are two different impressions of
this piece. In the first, the whole of the sky is left white, but, in the
second, some clouds are introduced, and also a falcon chasing a heron.
Hercules and Antaus.
Hercules is represented strangling Antseus; and, in the fore-
ground, on the left-hand, is an infant, who appears to be in con-
vulsions. Bartsch observes that this piece is ill drawn. He con-
siders it one of the artist's earliest works. It is without the name or
initials of Robetta, and measures ten inches in height, by seven
inches and a half in width. {Bartsch, No. 22.)
Mutius Sccevola.
Mutius Scaevola stands on the right, burning his hand in the fire,
which is upon an altar in the middle of the print. Near him are
two soldiers, in attitudes testifying their astonishment at the action.
On the left stands Porsenna, holding a small standard, and accom-
panied by another soldier. This engraving is marked RBTA, and
measures eight inches and a quarter in height, by six inches and a
quarter in width. (Bartsch, No. 26.)
The Torments of Love.
In the middle of this piece, a young man is represented, seated
on a bank, with his back against a tree, and bound, by the left
arm, to one of its branches by Cupid, at the same time that he is
caressed by a woman, who is standing by him on the left. A man,
on the same side, accompanied by an infant, stands looking at
them. On the right, is another man, who is also accompanied by
an infant, and appears forcibly leading away a female, whose
countenance is full of sadness, and who raises her right arm in the
air, in an attitude expressive of her distress. All these figures are