The Gallery of Pictures Painted by Benjamin West Esqr. Historical Painter, to His Majesty, and President of the Royal AcademyJoseph Thomas, 1820 - 22 pages |
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... wretch , whose spirit and whose frame are sunk down by years of hopelessness , the wreck of all that is mentally happy and corporeally vigorous in human nature . " The iron that appears to enter his soul , " inflicts a sympathetic pang ...
... wretch , whose spirit and whose frame are sunk down by years of hopelessness , the wreck of all that is mentally happy and corporeally vigorous in human nature . " The iron that appears to enter his soul , " inflicts a sympathetic pang ...
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... wretched Priam bled ! Still one was left , their loss to recompense ; His father's hope , his country's last defence ... wretched , and the gods revere ! Think of thy father , and this face behold ! See him in me , as helpless and as old ...
... wretched Priam bled ! Still one was left , their loss to recompense ; His father's hope , his country's last defence ... wretched , and the gods revere ! Think of thy father , and this face behold ! See him in me , as helpless and as old ...
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admirable agreeable Alexander Apollo artist B.West P.RA beautiful behold BELISARIUS BENJAMIN WEST Cæsar Cave of Despaire character chase colours contrast Corbould countenance dead death delineation DESPAIR OF VENUS dignity Diomede display divine drapery Drawn & Engraved Drawn &Engraved Drawn by H elegant eminent endless pain Engraved by H Engraved by H.Moses exhibited expression eyes face father favour feelings figures Finch Lane genius glory glowing Goddess grace Greece grief hand head heart hero Homer honour human Iliad immortal impression Joseph Thomas JUDGMENT OF HERCULES kiss Knight lady land lifted LIGHTNING WHICH PRECEDES London looks mind misery Moab Moses murderous natural noble objects Orestes Pain Painted by B.West Parmenio passion pathetic Patroclus pencil picture plague Pleasure poet poetic portrait prostrate PYLADES R. H. Painted Rome scene sorrow soul sovereign steeds sublimity talents terror thee Thetis thou truth unto venerable vigour West's wretched youth