John Flaxman RA, Prayer of the Daughters of Danaus (from The Supplicants), 12 January 1795.
Etching. 172 mm x 360 mm. © Photo: Royal Academy of Arts, London. Photographer: Prudence Cuming Associates Limited.
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Prayer of the Daughters of Danaus (from The Supplicants), 12 January 1795
After John Flaxman RA (1755 - 1826)
RA Collection: Art
172 mm x 360 mm
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