no. xii.
Homer.

THIS fine bust represents the
immortal Homer, the father of
Grecian poetry, and the ornament
of human nature; the diadem
which encircles his head is the
emblem of the divinity which he
merited by his exalted genius, and
by which he obtained the honou
of his apotheosis. The formation
of the eyes, (of admirable execu-
tion), indicates the privation of
sight, a misfortune under which
this celebrated poet is generally
supposed to have laboured.

Although the portrait of Homer
has always been considered doubtful
even among the ancients, it is yet
well known that busts similar to
this have passed under his name.