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chap. vi.]
AN UNKNOWN ARTIST.
475
lying asleep on his back; and, upon a fourth pedestal, a little
more to the right, is an elegant female figure, seated, caressing an
infant. This woman is accompanied by two other females, with
their infants standing on each side of her, one of whom bears her
child upon her shoulders ; and behind, on the right-hand border of
the print, the heads of two other female figures are seen, bearing
vases, and also the head of an old man. Upon the ground, under
the last described group, are two figures, seated*; one of which, ac-
companied by a little dog, appears bathing its feet in a small stream
of water: nearer the middle of the fore-ground, is a young man,
leaning on his left arm, asleep, at whose feet are a vase, a little
child, and a dog; and on the ground behind him are two other
men, the one seated, the other recumbent. In the fore-ground, on
the left, are two horses: at the feet of one of them an infant appears,
lying on the ground; and on the back of the other is seated a naked
man, whose brows are encircled by a garland. Behind these figures
is an elevated platform, or pedestal, of wider extent than any of
those before described, and reaching from near the centre to the
left border of the print. Upon this pedestal stands a young man,
naked, supporting, with his left hand, a large vase, which he
appears to offer to a naked female, who is standing, more to the
right, by his side. Behind these two figures, on the same pedestal,
are a little child, and a vase of larger dimensions than the former;
and, on the left, are an old man with a child on his shoulders leaning
on his staff, a younger figure holding with both hands a small
vase, and three other figures, of which only the heads are seen.
The back-ground, on the left, represents part of a colonnade of the
Corinthian order; and on the right are various portions of rich archi-
tecture, decorated with statues and bassi-relievi. In the middle of
the print, at bottom, is the mark of the artist, composed of the
letters P P, in the manner which will be presently shewn. This
engraving measures nine inches in width, by seven inches in
height.
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AN UNKNOWN ARTIST.
475
lying asleep on his back; and, upon a fourth pedestal, a little
more to the right, is an elegant female figure, seated, caressing an
infant. This woman is accompanied by two other females, with
their infants standing on each side of her, one of whom bears her
child upon her shoulders ; and behind, on the right-hand border of
the print, the heads of two other female figures are seen, bearing
vases, and also the head of an old man. Upon the ground, under
the last described group, are two figures, seated*; one of which, ac-
companied by a little dog, appears bathing its feet in a small stream
of water: nearer the middle of the fore-ground, is a young man,
leaning on his left arm, asleep, at whose feet are a vase, a little
child, and a dog; and on the ground behind him are two other
men, the one seated, the other recumbent. In the fore-ground, on
the left, are two horses: at the feet of one of them an infant appears,
lying on the ground; and on the back of the other is seated a naked
man, whose brows are encircled by a garland. Behind these figures
is an elevated platform, or pedestal, of wider extent than any of
those before described, and reaching from near the centre to the
left border of the print. Upon this pedestal stands a young man,
naked, supporting, with his left hand, a large vase, which he
appears to offer to a naked female, who is standing, more to the
right, by his side. Behind these two figures, on the same pedestal,
are a little child, and a vase of larger dimensions than the former;
and, on the left, are an old man with a child on his shoulders leaning
on his staff, a younger figure holding with both hands a small
vase, and three other figures, of which only the heads are seen.
The back-ground, on the left, represents part of a colonnade of the
Corinthian order; and on the right are various portions of rich archi-
tecture, decorated with statues and bassi-relievi. In the middle of
the print, at bottom, is the mark of the artist, composed of the
letters P P, in the manner which will be presently shewn. This
engraving measures nine inches in width, by seven inches in
height.
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