Gallery›Wellcome Collection›The birth of Pyrrhus, his mother Deidamia (?) recovers in bed whilst servants wash and tend him. Engraving by F. Bartolozzi, 1797, after A. Carracci.
The birth of Pyrrhus, his mother Deidamia (?) recovers in bed whilst servants wash and tend him. Engraving by F. Bartolozzi, 1797, after A. Carracci.
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The birth of Pyrrhus, his mother Deidamia (?) recovers in bed whilst servants wash and tend him. Engraving by F. Bartolozzi, 1797, after A. Carracci.

Agostino Carracci · 1797

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Lettering: The birth of Pyrrhus, Plutarch vol. 3 page 1. From the original drawing by Agosto. Caracci. Engraved by F. Bartolozzi R.A. Historical Engraver to his Majesty.

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