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  • Cyrus is discovered by a shepherd and a shepherdess while he suckles a dog. Mezzotint by R. Earlom after G.B. Castiglione.
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    Cyrus is discovered by a shepherd and a shepherdess while he suckles a dog. Mezzotint by R. Earlom after G.B. Castiglione.

    Castiglione, Giovanni Benedetto, 1609-1664. | Date: 1 September 1781 | Reference: 42712i
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