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Iris (Greek deity)

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  • Iris, Aesculapius and Flora routing death. Mezzotint by J.J. Haid, 1737, after J.W. Baumgartner.
  • Iris: she caries a vase through which the rays of the sun pass to form the rainbow. Engraving by G. Folo, 1814, after G. Head.
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  • view Iris: she caries a vase through which the rays of the sun pass to form the rainbow. Engraving by G. Folo, 1814, after G. Head.
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    Iris: she caries a vase through which the rays of the sun pass to form the rainbow. Engraving by G. Folo, 1814, after G. Head.

    Head, Guy, 1760-1800. | Date: 15 March 1814 | Reference: 672841i
    Part of: Second series of the select work of engravings. Under the direction of Wm. Buchanan Esq.r.
  • view Iris, Aesculapius and Flora routing death. Mezzotint by J.J. Haid, 1737, after J.W. Baumgartner.
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    Iris, Aesculapius and Flora routing death. Mezzotint by J.J. Haid, 1737, after J.W. Baumgartner.

    Baumgartner, Johann Wolfgang, 1712-1761. | Date: [1737] | Reference: 664658i
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    The personification of the art of painting, supported by Cardinal Girolamo Buonvisi, arrives on a triumphal car at Mount Parnassus where she is greeted by the muses. Etching by P. Testa, ca. 1642.

    Testa, Pietro, 1611-1650. | Date: 1642 | Reference: 3162929i
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