Character: 832/7.f.39

Materials used in production

Brown ink

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper
Leaf Height 230 mm Width 169 mm

Techniques used in production

Handwriting : Pen and brown ink on laid paper

Inscription or legends present

• Text: 39
• Location: Upper right corner
• Method of creation: Graphite

Inscription present: the first word crossed through in brown ink

• Text: Definitions / Scholia
• Location: Recto, upper right
• Method of creation: Brown ink

Inscription present: the following in brown ink: [i] preceding word crossed through; [ii] preceding word crossed through; [iii] preceding four words crossed through

• Text: Character / 1 The source of the Sublime, is Unity, from which / is generated Multitude. / 2 Simplicity is a characteristic of Unity & from / it is produced variety. / 3 by Gentle variations of the Simple the Beautiful / is produced / 4 by the Gentle Motion of the simple the graceful / is produced / 5 by violent variation the[i] or motion the / Passionate & Deformed are produced / These principles are evident to the Understanding / sinsible[sic] representations must be regulated by them / The Character of Jupiter holds the first rank / amongst the Divinities represented by the Greeks / It was necessary that he should be Beautiful in / form, Strong in Size, perfect in Age, Awefull[sic] in / Countenance / The characterss of the Gods are more simple than inferior Characters, & so on to the lowest classes of / Humanity / Ch[ii] Jupiter. / Beautiful in form, Strong in size, perfect in Age, Awefull[sic] in Countenance. the above of jupiter[iii] be
• Location: Recto
• Method of creation: Brown ink

Inscription present: the following in brown ink: [i] preceding two words crossed through, following four above the line; [ii] preceding word crossed through; [iii] preceding word crossed through; [iv] preceding two words crossed through; [v] preceding word crossed through; [vi] preceding four words above the line; [vii] preceding five words crossed through

• Text: appears to be of 40 years[i] a middle age a period in which the strength / of[ii] & activity of Man[iii] Man is the same as at any / earlier period of man-hood, & his Understanding is / more perfect[iv] in its full force & perfection. / + In the forehead & nose of this Divinenity[sic] / as well as in the disposition of his hair, there is / a strong resemblance to the upper part of a Lion's / face & mane, which gives terror to his Countenance. / Apollo / Is the next perfect character amongst the gods / next[v] to his father Jupiter, & appears exactly what He might / be supposed to be, when just arrived at the age of / perfect manhood / Bacchus / resembles Apollo so strongly that they might often / be mistaken, * were it not for their symbols, / however he may generally known by the delicate luxury / of his forms, & the ease of his attitude / the sway of his figure, is grace in the extreme, when / he reclines on Ampelus, or Acratus or sometimes / a Muse, in which situation he is often seen. / Mercury / His character regulated by his office[vi] is less elevated than the foregoing / his hair is short, his figure is more fleshy, his muscles / more stout, & in the whole re[vii] on account of his / + this remark is Winckelman's made by him on the bust / in Round hall of the Vatican Museum / * Winckelman
• Location: Verso
• Method of creation: Brown ink

Identification numbers

Accession number: 832/7.f.39
Primary reference Number: 38733
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Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints