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Prometheus (Greek deity)

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  • Prometheus bound to a rock, his liver eaten by an eagle. Crayon manner print by Lucien after P.T. Leclerc.
  • Prometheus bound to a rock, his liver eaten by an eagle. Engraving by C. Cort, 1566.
  • A man entwined in the coils of DNA. Scraperboard drawing by Bill Sanderson, 1990.
  • Prometheus bound to a rock, his liver eaten by an eagle. Crayon manner print.
  • Prometheus bound to a rock, his liver eaten by an eagle and his torch dropped from his hand. Engraving with etching.
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    Prometheus bound to a rock, his liver eaten by an eagle and his torch dropped from his hand. Engraving with etching.

    | Reference: 43633i
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    Prometheus bound to a rock, his liver eaten by an eagle. Crayon manner print by Lucien after P.T. Leclerc.

    Le Clerc, Pierre Thomas, approximately 1740-approximately 1796. | Reference: 43635i
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    Prometheus bound to a rock, his liver eaten by an eagle. Crayon manner print.

    | Reference: 43634i
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    Prometheus bound to a rock, his liver eaten by an eagle. Engraving by C. Cort, 1566.

    Cort, Cornelis, 1533?-1578. | Date: 1566 | Reference: 43632i
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    A man entwined in the coils of DNA. Scraperboard drawing by Bill Sanderson, 1990.

    Sanderson, Bill. | Date: [1990] | Reference: 1917i
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