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The International Exhibition: "The Wounded Achilles", a plaster statue, by Carl Cauer, 1862. Creator: Unknown.

The International Exhibition: "The Wounded Achilles", a plaster statue, by Carl Cauer, 1862. 'The action of Achilles endeavouring to extract the arrow from his heel, and his heroic expression "dignifying pain," are very good; but, in some respects, the model scarcely supports the sculptor's reputation, some parts of the anatomy not being correctly expressed. The occasional puffiness of the muscles might, it is true, disappear in the finished statue; but the extremities are too small, and there is too much weakness in the tendinous parts for the mighty hero of the "Iliad," making due allowance for his agility and swiftness'. From "Illustrated London News", 1862.

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The International Exhibition: "The Wounded Achilles", a plaster statue, by Carl Cauer, 1862. Creator: Unknown.

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The International Exhibition: "The Wounded Achilles", a plaster statue, by Carl Cauer, 1862. 'The action of Achilles endeavouring to extract the arrow from his heel, and his heroic expression "dignifying pain," are very good; but, in some respects, the model scarcely supports the sculptor's reputation, some parts of the anatomy not being correctly expressed. The occasional puffiness of the muscles might, it is true, disappear in the finished statue; but the extremities are too small, and there is too much weakness in the tendinous parts for the mighty hero of the "Iliad," making due allowance for his agility and swiftness'. From "Illustrated London News", 1862.

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1955 x 3863 px | 21.6 MB

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16.6 x 32.7 cm | 6.5 x 12.9 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

1862 INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION • 19 CENTURY • 19TH CENTURY • 19TH CENTURY. • 19TH • 19TH-CENTURY • ACHILLES HEEL • ACHILLES • ART • ARTS • B & W • B / W • B W • B&W • BLACK & WHITE • BLACK AND WHITE • BODIES • BODY • BODY, THE • BRITAIN • BRITISH • CARL CAUER • CARL • CAUER • CENTURY • COLOR • COLOUR • CONCEPT • COUNTRY • CULTURAL EVENT • ENGRAVED • ENGRAVING • EVENT • EVENTS • EXHIBITION • EXPOSITION • FEEBLENESS • FEET • FOOT FEET • FOOT • FRAGILITY • GERMAN • GERMANS • GERMANY • GREAT LONDON EXPOSITION • GREEK MYTH: ACHILLES • GREEK MYTHOLOGY • GUY • HEEL • ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS • ILN • INJURED • INJURY • INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION OF 1862 • LOCATION • MALE • MAN • MEN • MYTHOLOGY • NAKED • NAKEDNESS • NEWSPAPER • NEWSPAPERS • NINETEENTH CENTURY • NUDE • NUDITY • ORGANS • PEOPLE • PLASTER • PRESS • PRINT COLLECTOR, THE • PRINT • SCULPTURE • STATUA • STATUE • STATUES • TRADE FAIR • TRADE-SHOW • VULNERABILITY • VULNERABLE • WAR, TROJAN: ACHILLES • WEAKNESS • WHITE AND BLACK • WORLD FAIR • WORLD'S FAIR • WOUND • WOUNDED • XIX CENTURY