 We possess in England the most precious examples of Grecian power in the sculpture of animals. The horses of the frieze in the Elgin Collection appear to live and move, to roll their eyes, to gallop, prance, and curvet ; the veins of their faces and legs...  Demosthenes, with an Engl. comm. by R. Whiston - Page 307by Demosthenes - 1859Full view - About this book
 | John Flaxman - Anatomy, Artistic - 1829 - 466 pages
...possess in England the most precious examples of Grecian power in the sculpture of animals. The horses of the frieze in the Elgin collection appear to live...and decision of bony forms, from the elasticity of tendon, and the softness of flesh. The beholder is charmed with the deer-like lightness and elegance... | |
 | Allan Cunningham - Architects - 1832 - 332 pages
...action, and sentiment. We possess, in England, the most precious examples of Grecian power. The horses of the frieze in the Elgin collection appear to live...and decision of bony forms, from the elasticity of tendon and the softness of flesh. The beholder is charmed with the deer-like lightness and elegance... | |
 | Allan Cunningham - Architects - 1830 - 494 pages
...action, and sentiment. We possess, in England, the most precious examples of Grecian power. The horses of the frieze in the Elgin collection appear to live...and decision of bony forms, from the elasticity of tendon and the softness of flesh. The beholder is charmed with the deer-like lightness and elegance... | |
 | 1830 - 658 pages
...possess in England the most precious examples of Grecian power in the sculpture of animals. The horses of the frieze in the Elgin collection appear to live and move, to roll tlicir eyes, to gallop, prance, and curvet; the veins of their faces and legs seemed distended with... | |
 | 1831 - 858 pages
...Elgin Marbles, — " We possess, in England, the most precious examples of Grecian power. The horses of the frieze in the Elgin collection appear to live...and decision of bony forms, from the elasticity of tendon and the softness of flesh. The beholder is chnrmed with the deer-like lightness and elegance... | |
 | 1840 - 534 pages
...which there are one hundred and ten, and no two in the same attitude, Flaxman thus speaks : — They appear to live and move, to roll their eyes, to gallop,...and decision of bony forms, from the elasticity of tendon and the softness of flesh. The beholder is charmed with the deer-like lightness and elegance... | |
 | Henry Ellis (Bibliothécaire au British Museum) - 1833 - 334 pages
...Grecian power in the sculpture of animals. "The horses in the frieze in the Elgin collection," he said, " appear to live and move, to roll their eyes, to gallop,...and decision of bony forms, from the elasticity of * Dodwell, vol. ip 337. tendon, and the softness of flesh. The beholder is charmed with the deer-like... | |
 | British Museum. Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities - Elgin marbles - 1833 - 340 pages
...Grecian power in the sculpture of animals. "The horses in the frieze in the Elgin collection," he said, " appear to live and move, to roll their eyes, to gallop, prance, and curvet; the veins of their faces and lea's seem distended with circulation ; in them are distinguished the hardness -iud decision of bony... | |
 | sir Henry Ellis - 1833 - 344 pages
...Grecian power iu the sculpture of animals. "The horses in the frieze in the Klgiu collection," he said, " appear to live and move, to roll their eyes, to gallop, prance, and curvet; the veins of their (aces and lesrs seem distended with circulation; in them are distinguished the hardness und decision... | |
 | John William Carleton - 1865 - 1236 pages
...fidelity and beauty : — " The horses appear to live and move," exclaimed Flaxman, " to roll their eyes, gallop, prance, and curvet. The veins of their faces...and decision of bony forms from the elasticity of tendon and softness of flesh. The beholder is charmed with their deer-like lightness and the elegance... | |
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