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Niobe (Greek mythological character)

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  • Niobe and her daughter. Etching by F. Perrier, 1638.
  • Niobe grieving over the loss of her fourteen children while holding some of their dead bodies. Etching by B. Pinelli after F. Rehberg, 1810.
  • A son of Niobe. Etching by F. Perrier.
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Catalogue

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    The children of Niobe are shot with arrows by Artemis and Apollo. Engraving by J. Saenredam, 1594, after H. Goltzius after Polidoro da Caravaggio.

    Polidoro, da Caravaggio, approximately 1495-approximately 1543. | Date: [1594] | Reference: 2475245i
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    Artemis and Apollo, seated, observe the disrespect of Niobe. Engraving by J. Saenredam, 1594, after H. Goltzius after Polidoro da Caravaggio.

    Polidoro, da Caravaggio, approximately 1495-approximately 1543. | Date: [1594] | Reference: 2475246i
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    Niobe and her children in despair as Apollo aims an arrow at them. Engraving by W. Sharp and S. Smith after R. Wilson.

    Wilson, Richard, 1713-1782. | Date: May 31, 1792 | Reference: 2856155i
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    The children of Niobe are shot with arrows by Apollo. Engraving by W. Woollett, 1761, after R. Wilson.

    Wilson, Richard, 1713-1782. | Date: 1761 | Reference: 2856156i
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    Niobe grieving over the loss of her fourteen children while holding some of their dead bodies. Etching by B. Pinelli after F. Rehberg, 1810.

    Rehberg, Friedrich, 1758-1835. | Date: 1810 | Reference: 46763i
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