Andromeda, Perseus Coming to Her Rescue by William Etty

Painting of a chained nude woman on a rock with a sea serpent below and a helmeted rider on a winged horse approaching.

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A nude woman stands chained to a rock at the edge of the sea, her arm raised above her head, while a sea serpent with an open jaw coils in the surf beneath her. In the background a helmeted rider on a white winged horse approaches with a spear and shield, against a pale sky. This oil painting by William Etty, dated 1840, depicts the mythological rescue of Andromeda by Perseus.

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Date

1840

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Wikimedia Commons

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Public domain

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Mythology