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Pluto in a chariot snatches Proserpine away from her companions. Mezzotint by J.G. Huck, 1804, after J. Amigoni.

Pluto, the guardian of hell. Wood engraving by J.A. Faxardo after J.J. Lecurieux, ca. 1838.

Saturn, seated right, is threatened by his three children Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto. Engraving by G. Bonasone after G. Romano, ca. 1560.

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Pluto in a chariot snatches Proserpine away from her companions. Mezzotint by J.G. Huck, 1804, after J. Amigoni.

Saturn, seated right, is threatened by his three children Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto. Engraving by G. Bonasone after G. Romano, ca. 1560.

Pluto, the guardian of hell. Wood engraving by J.A. Faxardo after J.J. Lecurieux, ca. 1838.