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Achilles (Mythological character)

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  • Achilles mourning the death of Patroclus. Stipple engraving by William Wynne Ryland after Angelica Kauffman, 1777.
  • Photograph of a sculpture of the dying Achilles.
  • Achilles. Photographic postcard, 190-.
  • Achilles. Photographic postcard, 190-.
  • Chiron the centaur teaching Achilles to use a bow and arrow. Lithograph after J.B. Regnault.
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    Telephus (son of Hercules) cured of a potentially fatal wound with some rust from Achilles' spear, with which he had originally been wounded. Engraving after P. Brebiette, 16--.

    Brebiette, Pierre, 1598?-1642. | Date: [between 1600 and 1699] | Reference: 730484i
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    Achilles. Photographic postcard, 190-.

    | Date: [between 1900 and 1905?] | Reference: 2045899i
    Part of: The James Gardiner Collection.
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    Achilles dragging the body of Hector around Troy. Engraving by D. Cunego, 1766, after G. Hamilton.

    Hamilton, Gavin, 1723-1798. | Date: 1766 | Reference: 2536009i
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    Achilles dragging the body of Hector around Troy. Mezzotint after G. Hamilton, 1794.

    Hamilton, Gavin, 1723-1798. | Date: 12th May 1794 | Reference: 11596i
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    The infant Achilles being entrusted to Chiron the centaur by his mother Thetis. Pen and ink drawing.

    | Reference: 33718i
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