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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
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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
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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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