Sleeping lion. 1830. from monument to Clement XIII. Antonio Canova. engraving by Paolo Guglielmi. Italian. 1804-1862.

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The awake lion.1830. from the monument to Clement XIII. Antonio Canova. engraving by Paolo Guglielmi. Italian. 1804-1862.

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Three ornate  vessels. 16th.century. Hieronymus Hopfer. German. 1500-1563.

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Jupiter.     Pietro Bonato. Italian. 1765-1820. engraving.

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David with the head of Goliath. 1515-16. Marcantonio Raimondi. Italian.1480-1534. engraving.

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Samson breaking his bands. 1799. engraving after Jean Francois Rigaud’s Samson and Delilah.  Francesco Bartolozzi. Italian. 1725-1815.

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Philocetetes on the island of Lemnos. 1777-1808.  James Barry. Irish. 1741-1806. engraving.

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Samson at the mill. 1881. Lord Frederic Leighton. British.1830-1896. wood engraving on paper.

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Satan and his legions hurling defiance towards heaven. 1792-74. James Barry. Irish. 1789-1799. engraving.

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Acanthus leaf decoration. engraving. Giocondo Albertolli. Swiss. 1743-1839.

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Harpocrates.   Francesco Piranesi. Italian. 1720-1778. engraving. 

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The Colosseum. 16th.century. Nicolas Beatrizet. French. 1525-1580.

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Armenian horse. 16th.century.  Joannes Stradanus. Flemish. 1523-1605.

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Front elevation of the temple of Hercules at Cori. 1785. Giovanni Antonio Antolini. Italian. 1756-1841. engraving.

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