Legendary Greek hero and founder of Mycenae
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Perseus
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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: 3183093iPart 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: 1808Reference: 11379i- Pictures
Perseus and Andromeda. Etching by P. Aquila, 167-, after Annibale Carracci.
Carracci, Annibale, 1560-1609.Date: [between 1670 and 1679?]Reference: 11609iPart of: Paintings by Annibale Carracci in the Palazzo Farnese, Rome. Etchings by P. Aquila after Annibale Carracci.
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The marriage of Perseus and Andromeda by Cepheus. Etching by Battista Angolo del Moro after Primaticcio.
Primaticcio, Francesco, 1504-1570.Date: 1500-1599Reference: 11509i- Pictures
Perseus rescuing Andromeda from a sea-monster by piercing it with his sword. Engraving by W. Walker, 1775, after C. Eisen.
Eisen, Charles, 1720-1778.Date: 1 Jan. 1775Reference: 3020392i