John Flaxman RA, Mercury's Message to Calypso, 1 March 1805.
Etching. 170 mm x 243 mm. © Photo: Royal Academy of Arts, London.
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Mercury's Message to Calypso, 1 March 1805
After John Flaxman RA (1755 - 1826)
RA Collection: Art
170 mm x 243 mm
The Odyssey Of Homer Engraved From The Compositions Of Iohn Flaxman R·A· Sculptor, London. - London:: March 1st. 1805.
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