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  • The genius of Salvator Rosa. Etching by Salvator Rosa.
  • Plato discussing philosophical matters with others in the garden of the Academia. Etching by Salvator Rosa.
  • Diogenes casting away his bowl as he sees a young man drinking out of his hands. Etching by S. Rosa.
  • Tritons fighting over a nereid. Etching by S. Rosa.
  • The origin of the fig: Ceres gives the first fig to Phytalus in thanks for his hospitality. Etching by S. Rosa.
  • A man in ancient costume is sitting asleep in a wilderness near a Roman river god who points into the distance; representing the dream of Aeneas. Etching by S. Rosa.
  • Diogenes, being offered whatever he wants by Alexander the Great, asks Alexander to step aside so that he can see the sun: Alexander realizes that the person who desires little is happier than the person who demands much. Etching by S. Rosa.
  • Democritus. Etching by S. Rosa.
  • Jason fighting with the dragon. Etching by S. Rosa.
  • Democritus sits in meditation surrounded by ruins and skulls. Etching by S. Rosa.
  • Alexander the Great being mocked by the apprentices in the studio of Apelles. Etching by Salvator Rosa.
  • Plato discussing philosophical matters with others in the garden of the Academia. Etching by Salvator Rosa.
  • The martyrdom of Saint William of Malevale. Etching by S. Rosa.
  • Saint William of Maleval. Etching by S. Rosa.
  • A harbour in the evening with men working in the foreground, while others are contemplating the sunset or swimming. Etching by S. Rosa.
  • Sea monsters fighting. Etching by S. Rosa.
  • Saint John the Baptist. Aquatint after Salvator Rosa.
  • Glaucus and Scylla. Etching by S. Rosa.
  • Albert, a companion of Saint William of Maleval, tied to a tree. Etching by S. Rosa.
  • Sea monsters fighting. Etching by S. Rosa.
  • The infant Oedipus is tied to a tree by the shepherd to whom he was entrusted by his parents. Etching by S. Rosa.
  • Jacob wrestles with the angel on a hilltop. Etching by R. Earlom, 1766, after S. Rosa.
  • Jacob wrestles with the angel on a hilltop. Etching with aquatint by R. Earlom, 1766, after S. Rosa.
  • John the Baptist preaches in the wilderness. Etching by J. Goupy after S. Rosa.
  • Saul consults Samuel after the witch of Endor has conjured him from the dead; demons crowd the background. Engraving by J. Taylor after S. Rosa, 1813.
  • The good Samaritan pouring oils on a wounded half-dead man. Line engraving by P. Casteels after S. Rosa.
  • Tobit and the angel. Etching by J. Goupy after S. Rosa.
  • Roman augurs interpreting the flight of birds. Etching by J. Goupy, 1724, after S. Rosa.
  • A woman trying to escape a triton. Etching by J. Goupy after S. Rosa.
  • Jacob finds rest in a rugged landscape and dreams of a ladder of angels. Etching by J. Goupy after S. Rosa.