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Downman, John, 1750â1824
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1781
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Clytemnestra, wife of Agamemnon and queen of Mycenae (or sometimes Argos) in ancient Greek legend
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Furies, Dirae (Erinyes), Eumenides; 'Furie' (Ripa)
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Gothic Nightmares - Fuseli, Blake and the Romantic Imagination (Tate Britain, 2006-02-15 - 2006-05-01)
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John Downman, 1750â1824
The Ghost of Clytemnestra Awakening the Furies
1781
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