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Two-panel etching: armored warrior and Pegasus near a cave on the left; winged figure above a sea monster and rocky shore on the right.

Perseus and Andromeda: two etched scenes after Hogarth

Two etched panels from a book frontispiece. On the left, an armored warrior stands beside a reclining headless body in a rocky cave while Pegasus flies above. On the right, a winged figure descends over a churning sea toward a nude figure on a rocky shore, with a sea monster below.

Artist
William Hogarth
Date
1808
Medium
Etchings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3032 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1808.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

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