MERGE TO GYRENE. 
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years old, with a turban of a different form from those with which 
some of the other figures are furnished ; this aj)pears to be merely a 
family-party, and the careless and schoolboy-like action of the youth 
whose thumbs are stuck into the folds of his garment, is well expres- 
sive of youthful unconcern. The last group represents an old man 
in a reclining position, who appears to be welcoming or taking leave 
of his son, who is kneehng by the side of his couch ; the complexion 
of the old man is decidedly red, but that of the youth is very uncer- 
tain, as this picture has suffered more than any of the rest. The 
head and trunk of the old man, so far as they remain, are designed 
in the best style of Grecian art, and, indeed, we may say of the 
groups in general that they exhibit a perfect knowledge of the 
figure, as well as great taste in the mode of displaying it ; and we 
cannot but regret that the rude hands of barbarians, rather than 
those of time, have deprived us of any part of these beautiful com- 
positions. Enough however remains to make them very interesting ; 
and we present them to the public as examples of Grecian painting 
at Gyrene, with the impression that they will not be thought unworthy 
relics of the genius and talent of the colony. 
The colours employed in the architecture of this tomb (so far as 
they at present remain) are faithfully given in the elevation of the 
interior facade, (page 452), and appear to have been confined to the 
entablature, and to the capitals and phnths of the columns and 
pilasters. 
There is only one cella, in this instance, for the reception of the 
dead, and it appears to have been allotted to a single body only ; but 
