This statue formerly belonged to the _Villa-Ludovisi_, whence it was removed to the Museum of the Capitol by Clement XII. It is from the chisel of AGASIAS, a sculptor of Ephesus, who lived 450 years before the Christian era. 82. CERES. This charming figure is rather that of a Muse than of the goddess of agriculture. It is admirable for the _ideal_ beauty of the drapery. She is clad in a tunic; over this is thrown a mantle, the execution of which is so perfect, that, through it, are perceived the knots of the strings which fasten the tunic below the bosom. It formerly belonged to the _Villa-Mattei_, on Mount Esquiline; but was taken from the Museum of the Vatican, where it had been placed by Clement XIV. 80. _A Roman orator, called_ GERMANICUS. Hitherto this admirable figure of a Roman orator, with the attributes of Mercury, the god of eloquence, has passed for that of Germanicus, though it is manifestly too old for him. Here we have another model of beautiful elegance of form, though not of an _ideal_ sublimity. On the shell of a tortoise, at tide foot of the statue, is inscribed in beautiful Greek characters: [Greek: KLEOMENÆS] [Greek: KLEOMENOYS] [Greek: ATÆNIOSE] [Greek: POIÆSEN.] Whence we learn that it is the production of CLEOMENES, an Athenian artist, mentioned by Pliny, and who flourished towards the end of the Roman republic, about 500 years before Christ. This statue was taken from the Gallery of Versailles, where it had been placed in the reign of Lewis XIV. It formerly belonged to the garden of Sixtus V. at _Villa-Montalto_, in Rome. 97. ANTINOÜS, _called the_ ANTINOÜS OF THE CAPITOL. In this monument, Adrian's favourite is represented as having scarcely attained the age of puberty. He is naked, and his attitude has some affinity to that of Mercury. However, his countenance seems to be impressed with that cast of melancholy, by which all his portraits are distinguished: Hence has been applied to him that verse of Virgil on Marcellus; _"Sed frons læta parum, et dejecto lumina vultu"_ This beautiful figure, of Carrara marble, is sculptured in a masterly manner. It comes from the Museum of the Capitol, and previously belonged to the collection of Cardinal Alessandro Albani. The fore-arm and left leg are modern. 200. ANTINOÜS. In this colossal bust of the Bithynian youth, are some peculiarities which call to mind the images of the Egyptian god _Harpocrates_. It is finely executed in hard Greek marble, and comes from the Museum of the Vatican. As recently as the year 1790, it was dug from the ruins of the _Villa-Fede_ at Tivoli. But enough for to-day--to-morrow I will resume my pen, and we will complete our survey of the GALLERY OF ANTIQUES. LETTER VIII. _Paris, October 29, 1801._