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Women heroes

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  • Judith with a sword holding the head of Holofernes. Mezzotint by A. von Prenner after A. Varotari, il Padovanino, ca. 1720.
  • Grace Darling rowing out to sea in a furious storm. Colour wood engraving by E. Evans after C.J. Staniland.
  • Manuela Sancho, a heroine in the defence of Saragossa in 1809, aged 24. Mezzotint by H. Meyer, 1811, after L. Hoppner.
  • Martha Gunn, a Brighton bather holding a small child that she has just saved from drowning. Coloured engraving by W. Nutter, 1797, after J. Russell.
  • Judith decapitating Holofernes with a sword. Line engraving by C. Galle after P.P. Rubens.
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    Manuela Sancho, a heroine in the defence of Saragossa in 1809, aged 24. Mezzotint by H. Meyer, 1811, after L. Hoppner.

    Hoppner, Lascelles H., 1788- | Date: 1810-1819 | Reference: 4090i
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    Judith puts the head of Holofernes into her maid's bag. Etching (?) after H. Goltzius.

    Goltzius, Hendrik, 1558-1617. | Reference: 20970i
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    Two women rescuing a man from the sea off the coast of Swansea. Wood engraving by W.H., 1883, after T.R.

    R., T., active 1878. | Date: 10 February 1883 | Reference: 17940i
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    Judith decapitating Holofernes with a sword. Line engraving by C. Galle after P.P. Rubens.

    Rubens, Peter Paul, 1577-1640. | Date: 1600-1699 | Reference: 42776i
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    Judith with a sword holding the head of Holofernes. Coloured lithograph by F. Hanfstaengel after A. Varotari, il Padovanino.

    Padovanino, 1588-1648. | Reference: 21511i
    Part of: Vorzüglichsten Gemälde der königlichen Galerie in Dresden.
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