The Gallant Curtius Leaping into the Gulf. From "The Comic History of Rome" by Gilbert à Beckett. Illustrated by John Leech published in 1864.

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Marcu Curtius was a mythological young Roman who sacrificed himself to the gods of Hades. This illustration, circa 1852, originally appeared in 'The Comic History of Rome' by Gilbert Abbott Beckett. Illustrated by John Leech(1817-1864), Published by Bradbury, Evans, and Co., London1864 edition

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