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Abduction

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  • A fight between two Scythian bravos is ended when Ariane shoots both of them with a bow and arrows. Etching by A. Bosse after C. Vignon.
  • Peter Williamson, kidnapped as a child and transported to the American plantations; became traveller and writer. Reproduction of an engraving by R. Cooper.

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    Peter Williamson, kidnapped as a child and transported to the American plantations; became traveller and writer. Reproduction of an engraving by R. Cooper.

    | Reference: 1971i
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    Tereus, having imprisoned Philomela and raped her, prepares to cut out her tongue. Engraving by W. Walker after C. Eisen.

    Eisen, Charles, 1720-1778. | Date: [between 1770 and 1779?] | Reference: 3020395i
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    A narrative of the seizure & confinement of Ann Brookhouse ; who was assaulted in one of the streets of London, and carried off by two hired ruffians, May 7, 1798, and detained in close imprisonment, till August 25, following; as related by herself / Written by a friend.

    Brookhouse, Ann. | Date: [1807]
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    A fight between two Scythian bravos is ended when Ariane shoots both of them with a bow and arrows. Etching by A. Bosse after C. Vignon.

    Vignon, Claude, 1593-1670. | Date: [1639] | Reference: 42763i

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