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Alken, Henry Thomas, 1784–1851
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Carwitham, Thomas, active 1723
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Hills, Robert, 1769–1844
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Ibbetson, Julius Caesar, 1759–1817
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Romney, George, 1734–1802
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White Abbott, John, 1763–1851
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18th century-19th century
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wove paper
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watercolor
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Erichthonius, hidden in a basket, is handed over by Minerva to Aglauros and her sisters (Cecrops' daughters) to be taken care of
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Ovid's Metamorphoses
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Aglaurus, Athenian princess, one of the three daughters of Cecrops, sister to Herse and Pandrosos
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Erichthonius, legendary early ruler of ancient Athens
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Herse, figure in Greek mythology, daughter of Cecrops, sister to Aglauros and Pandrosos
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Pandrosos, one of the three daughters of Cecrops, the first king of Athens, sister to Aglauros and Herse
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Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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Yale Center for British Art, Yale Art Gallery Collection, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. Richardson Dilworth, B.A. 1938
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Julius Caesar Ibbetson, 1759–1817
Woodcutter and His Family
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Thomas Carwitham, active 1723
The Daughters of Cecrops discover Ericthonius: Ovid, Metamorphoses, Book 2
1723
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Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
An Illustration of C.J. Apperley ('Nimrod'), "The Life of a Sportsman": 'A Night Scene with Sir Thomas Mostyn'
1842
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Revelry in the Forest
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John White Abbott, 1763–1851
Trees in a Wood
1807
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Robert Hills, 1769–1844
The Wood
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