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Orpheus and Eurydice by Edward Poynter

Orpheus and Eurydice

Edward Poynter · 1862

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Artist
Edward Poynter
Date
1862
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Edward Poynter

Sir Edward John Poynter, a prominent English painter and President of the Royal Academy, captured grand historical narratives and classical beauty.

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