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Perseus shows Medusa's head to Atlas
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Etching/engraving
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Bequest of Mrs. Arthur Croft—The Gardner Brewer Collection
Accession NumberM18718
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CollectionsPrints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints – Bound sets
DescriptionSingle plate from bound set of 142 proofs before letters of illustrations to Les Métamorphoses d'Ovide, published from 1767-1771. Also bound in is original 1766 letterpress prospectus for published edition. Volume is composed of 142 leaves, bound in modern gilt-stamped green morocco.
ProvenancePDP Register entry: Date acquired, 1/1/1901 [exact to year]