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The Townley Gallery (1836)

British Museum, Townley, Charles, 1737-1805 · London : C. Knight · leaf 46

An illustration from The Townley Gallery, 1836, leaf 46
, in mere eating, at least six millions of our money in the short space of seven months; but this story must be taken with abate- ment. Tacitus compares him to a hog ; but not even a hog could contrive to eat at the rate of 28,570/. per diem. Mongjz, Iconogr. Romaine, tom. ii. p. 280, says, “ Son… … Suetonius in ATtel., sec. 4.

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

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