A sculpture of the dying Achilles. Photographic postcard attributed to L. Jovanoviteli, 1916-, after E. Herter.

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<p>Photograph of an 1884 sculpture by Ernst Gustav Herter of the dying Achilles, in the Achilleion of the Empress Elisabeth of Austria (previously the Villa Vraila), Corfu</p>

Photograph of a sculpture of the dying Achilles.

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