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Samson and the Lion, from "The Story of Samson"
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Woodcut with pochoir (stencil) and hand coloring, The Story of Samson
Rights: Public Domain
The Story of Samson, Drawings and Prints, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Purchase Bequest of W. Gedney Beatty by exchange; and A. Hyatt Mayor Purchase Fund Marjorie Phelps Starr Bequest 2010
Title: Samson and the Lion, from "The Story of Samson"
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Woodcut with pochoir (stencil) and hand coloring, The Story of Samson.
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