Heathen mythology, Illustrated by extracts from the most celebrated writers, both ancient and modern

by Various

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DEDICATED TO ROBERT VERNON, ESQ.

THE UNIVERSAL PICTURE GALLERY;—Being Engravings from the best Masters, both ancient and modern, by Linton, Gilks, Measom, &c, with letter-press illustrations.

Demy 4to. handsomely bound in crimson cloth, gilt edges, price 7s. 6d.

It is the mission of art to realize and embody the ideal creations of the poet; indeed, the painter must himself be more or less a poet,—expressing by form and colour that which the writer educes by words: and to bring both art and literature, in the most attractive guise, to the homes and firesides of the many, is the aim and object of the present work. The engravings are of the first class, from the burins of Linton, Gilks, the brothers Measom, &c., and printed on tinted drawing paper. While the subjects are systematically chosen from the best works of ancient and modern artists, there is attached to each such attractive information upon its origin, style, history, or feeling, as may be necessary to enable the reader to appreciate its peculiar excellence and value.