Outlines from the figures and compositions upon the Greek, Roman, and Etruscan vases of the late Sir William Hamilton; with engraved borders . pi. sg. [ 41 ] the form, which is of the Oriental fashion; the countenanceof Bacchus has been executed with great attention, and re-sembles that of Ebon, which has already been mentioned. PLATE LVIII. This Plate probably represents Autolicus, a conqueror inthe Pancratian games ; the same person, in honour of whomLeochares made a statue, which Pausanias says he saw inthe Prytaneum at Athens. The crown, which a figure ofvictory is placing upon his head, i
Outlines from the figures and compositions upon the Greek, Roman, and Etruscan vases of the late Sir William Hamilton; with engraved borders . pi. sg. [ 41 ] the form, which is of the Oriental fashion; the countenanceof Bacchus has been executed with great attention, and re-sembles that of Ebon, which has already been mentioned. PLATE LVIII. This Plate probably represents Autolicus, a conqueror inthe Pancratian games ; the same person, in honour of whomLeochares made a statue, which Pausanias says he saw inthe Prytaneum at Athens. The crown, which a figure ofvictory is placing upon his head, is composed of branchesof wild olive. And this seems to prove, that he had been aconqueror in the Athenian games.—The envy of his adver-sary is well marked by his action of pulling out a featherfrom the wing of the victory. The conquerors were alsoaccustomed to ornament their arms with fillets, as observedin this composition, and sometimes they were fastened tothe horses, which had been successful in the race. PLATE LIX. The subject of this Plate is taken from the fourth act of thetragedy of Euripides, called Iphigenia in Tauris. Thecharacters
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