Jason and the Dragon, by Salvator Rosa

An image of Etching/drypoint, circa 1663.

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Etching/drypoint, circa 1663.

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Accession Number: 31.I.8-132
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
Photographer name: Andrew Morris
Image height: 760 pixels
Image width: 494 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop CS3 Windows
Filesize: 159.95kB

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