Jean Bernard Toro, Fantastic helmeted head, auricular escutcheon, eagle and sphinx.
Etching and engraving. 78 mm x 115 mm. © Photo: Royal Academy of Arts, London.
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Fantastic helmeted head, auricular escutcheon, eagle and sphinx
Jean Bernard Toro (1672 - 1731)
RA Collection: Art
78 mm x 115 mm
Associated works of art
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![Jean Bernard Toro, Fantastic helmeted head, monk's hood, putto with Roman legion's standard and scrawny griffin]()
Jean Bernard Toro
Fantastic helmeted head, monk's hood, putto with Roman legion's standard and scrawny griffin
Etching and engraving
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![Jean Bernard Toro, Fantastic turbanned head with two putti and a griffin]()
Jean Bernard Toro
Fantastic turbanned head with two putti and a griffin
Etching and engraving
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![Jean Bernard Toro, Fantastic helmeted head, half vase, attenuated herm, eagle and rainceau ornament]()
Jean Bernard Toro
Fantastic helmeted head, half vase, attenuated herm, eagle and rainceau ornament
Etching and engraving
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