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Prometheus, naked, chained to a rock, looking up at an eagle standing over him
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Crayon-manner in red ink
Drawings and Prints, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Gift of Mrs. Olga Sichel and Max Philippson 1962
Title: Prometheus, naked, chained to a rock, looking up at an eagle standing over him
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Crayon-manner in red ink.
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