The Sacrifice of Polyxena, 1776, Etching, plate: 8 3/4 x 11 15/16 in. (22.2 x 30.3 cm), Prints, Giovanni David (Italian, Cabella Ligure 1749–1790 Genoa), According to Greek legend, the warrior Achilles fell in love with Polyxena, daughter of King Priam of Troy. She was promised to him in marriage if he agreed to end the war between the Greeks and the Trojans
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Sacrifice, Polyxena, 1776, Etching, plate, 8 3/4 x 11 15/16, 22.2 30.3 cm, Prints, Giovanni David, Italian, Cabella Ligure, 1749–1790, Genoa, According, Greek legend, warrior Achilles fell, love, daughter, King Priam, Troy, promised, marriage if, agreed, war, Greeks, Trojans
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