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The Townley Gallery (1836)

British Museum, Townley, Charles, 1737-1805 · London : C. Knight · leaf 341

An illustration from The Townley Gallery, 1836, leaf 341
TOWNLEY GALLERY, 327 Hercules in Middle Life. Room IV. No. 9. … A head of Hercules in middle life, larger than nature, and strongly marked by the appearance of muscular strength. The hair, short and curly, stands upright on the forehead, and, if we may rely on Mr. So Phaedrus, Fab., lib. iii. 17 : Quercus Jovi, Et myrtus Veneri placuit, Phoebo laurea, Pinus…

Townley, Charles, 1737-1805 · British Museum · Sculpture, Classical

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