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Pandora Opening her Box, James Gillray

Pandora Opening her Box

James Gillray (British) (1756-1815)

Movement
Caricature
Date
1809
Medium
Hand-colored etching
Dimensions
33.8 × 25.1 cm
Collection
Art Institute of Chicago, United States
Rights
Public domain
Photograph
Art Institute of Chicago, CC0

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