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| Charles Roswell Bacon Sketch of young Peggy Bacon by her Father ca. 1900 drawing National Portrait Gallery, Washington DC |
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| Peggy Bacon Art Supply Store 1918 drypoint Smithsonian-American-Art-Museum-Washington-DC |
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| Peggy Bacon The Elevated (figure at right in profile is self portrait) 1919 drypoint Smithsonian-American-Art-Museum-Washington-DC |
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| Soichi Sunami Portrait of Peggy Bacon ca. 1920 gelatin silver print Archives-of-American-Art-Washington-DC |
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| Anonymous Photographer Peggy Bacon and Alexander Brook at Street Fair with their Children ca. 1920 gelatin silver print Archives-of-American-Art-Washington-DC |
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| Peggy Bacon Frenzied Effort (life drawing session at Whitney Studio Club, New York) 1925 drypoint National Portrait Gallery, Washington DC |
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| Peggy Bacon The Patroness 1927 drypoint Smithsonian-American-Art-Museum-Washington-DC |
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| Peggy Bacon Caricature of New York socialite Louise Hellstrom 1927 pastel on paper Smithsonian-American-Art-Museum-Washington-DC |
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| Peggy Bacon Study of journalist Heywood Broun 1930 lithograph National Portrait Gallery, Washington DC |
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| Peggy Bacon Self Portrait Studies ca. 1932 drawing National Portrait Gallery, Washington DC |
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| Peggy Bacon Self Portrait 1932 pastel on paper National Portrait Gallery, Washington DC |
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| Peggy Bacon The artist's husband Alexander Brook at work ca. 1934 drawing Smithsonian-American-Art-Museum-Washington-DC |
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| Peggy Bacon Caricature of writer Djuna Barnes 1934 drawing National Portrait Gallery, Washington DC |
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| Peggy Bacon Tired Eyes 1935 drypoint Smithsonian-American-Art-Museum-Washington-DC |
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| Isabella Howland Portrait of Peggy Bacon ca. 1945-50 charcoal on paper National Portrait Gallery, Washington DC |
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| Alexander Brook Portrait of Peggy Bacon ca. 1945-50 lithograph National Portrait Gallery, Washington DC |
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| Wallace Herndon Smith Portrait of Peggy Bacon (based on a youthful photograph) 1960 oil on canvas National Portrait Gallery, Washington DC |
from Europa
Into the Mead he comes, nor (seen) doth fright;
The Virgins to approach him all delight,
And stroke the lovely Bull, whose divine smell
Doth far the Meads perfumed breath excell:
Before unblam'd Europa's feet he stood
Licking her neck, and the Maid kindly woo'd:
She stroak'd and kiss'd him; and the foam that lay
Upon his lip wip'd with her hand away:
He softly bellow'd, such a humming sound
Forth breathing as Mygdonian Pipes resound.
Down at her feet he kneels viewing the Maid
With writhed neck, and his broad back displai'd,
When she to th' fair-haird Virgins thus doth say;
Come hither dear companions, let us play
Securely with this Bull, and without fear;
Who like a Ship all on his back will bear.
He tame appears to sight, and gently kind,
Diff'ring from others, a discursive mind
Bearing like Men, and onely voice doth lack.
This said, she smiling gets upon his back;
Which the rest off'ring, the Bull leaps away,
And to the Sea bears his desired prey;
She cals with stretch'd out hands, she turns to view
Her friends, alas unable to pursue;
Down leaps he, Dolphin-like glides through the Seas:
Up from the deep rise the Nereides,
Mounted on Whales to meet her on the way:
Whilst hollow-sounding Neptune doth allay
The waves, and is himself his brother's guide
In this Sea-voyage . . .
– Moschus (mid-2nd century BC), translated by Thomas Stanley (1651)