Legendary Greek hero and founder of Mycenae, demigod son of Zeus and Danae; famous for beheading the Gorgon Medusa
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Perseus, dismounted from Pegasus, after rescuing Andromeda. Engraving by P.F. Tardieu after A.F. Oeser after P.P. Rubens.
Peter Paul RubensDate: [1754?]Reference: 3183093i
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Left, Perseus cuts off the head of Medusa; right, Perseus rescues Andromeda. Etching by T. Cook, 1808, after W. Hogarth.
William HogarthDate: 1808Reference: 11379i- Pictures
Perseus and Andromeda. Etching by P. Aquila, 167-, after Annibale Carracci.
Annibale CarracciDate: [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.
Francesco PrimaticcioDate: 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.
Charles Dominique Joseph EisenDate: 1 Jan. 1775Reference: 3020392i