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The Townley Gallery (1836)

British Museum, Townley, Charles, 1737-1805 · London : C. Knight · leaf 101

An illustration from The Townley Gallery, 1836, leaf 101
87 TOWNLEY GALLERY. Room 1. No. 6. … the griffins, are two figures naked to the breast, one holding a battle- axe with both hands, the other bear- ing a shield in front of him, with a sword in his right hand. These, from the circumstance of the helmets which they wear being covered with the heads and wings of birds resembling…

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

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