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The Townley Gallery (1836)

British Museum, Townley, Charles, 1737-1805 · London : C. Knight · leaf 15

An illustration from The Townley Gallery, 1836, leaf 15
THE BRITISH MUSEUM. TOWNLEY GALLERY. Chapte.t VIII. HEADS AND BUSTS— fco«///uWO Sophocles. Boom III. No. 2G. … A Bust of Sophocles, the Greek tragedian. It was found about the year 1775, near Gensano, seven- teen miles from Rome. It is not executed in a very superior style, but is remarkable for its preservation, as the only part restored is a portion of the nose. The height of this bust is one foot seven…

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

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