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Pegasus (Greek mythology)

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  • Left, Perseus cuts off the head of Medusa; right, Perseus rescues Andromeda. Etching by T. Cook, 1808, after W. Hogarth.
  • Hands clasping a caduceus with twinned cornucopias surmounted by Pegasus. Woodcut, 1588.
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    Perseus, dismounted from Pegasus, after rescuing Andromeda. Engraving by P.F. Tardieu after A.F. Oeser after P.P. Rubens.

    Rubens, Peter Paul, 1577-1640. | Date: [1754?] | Reference: 3183093i
    Part of: Recueil d'estampes gravées d'après les tableaux de la galerie de S.E.M. le Comte de Brühl
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    Left, Perseus cuts off the head of Medusa; right, Perseus rescues Andromeda. Etching by T. Cook, 1808, after W. Hogarth.

    Hogarth, William, 1697-1764. | Date: 1808 | Reference: 11379i
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    Hands clasping a caduceus with twinned cornucopias surmounted by Pegasus. Woodcut, 1588.

    | Date: 1588 | Reference: 567440i
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