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Plate 11: Alexander's Lion Hunt, from "The Deeds of Alexander the Great"
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Etching first state of two (Bartsch), The Deeds of Alexander the Great
The Deeds of Alexander the Great, Drawings and Prints, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, The Elisha Whittelsey Collection The Elisha Whittelsey Fund 1951
Title: Plate 11: Alexander's Lion Hunt, from "The Deeds of Alexander the Great"
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Etching first state of two (Bartsch), The Deeds of Alexander the Great.
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