Perseus Freeing Andromeda (Rubens) Andromeda, after defeating the sea monster which kept her as prisoner. Perseus, wearing helmet, cuirass and cloak, is sided by two puttoes, and one of them is helping him in removing the ropes that tie Andromeda to the rock. On the left, two puttoes are playing with Pegasus, Perseus' winged horse. Perseus Freeing Andromeda (Rubens) Perseus Freeing Andromeda is a painting by the Flemish artist Peter Paul Rubens, executed in 1622. It is housed in the Gemäldegalerie of Berlin, Germany. The painting belonged the M. Pasquier collection in Rouen, which was auctioned in 1755 in Paris. In the 18th century
HMS Andromeda (F57) a result of this collision, and had to return to Devonport for repairs. In 1977, "Andromeda" took part in the Fleet Review of the Royal Navy, during the Silver Jubilee celebrations for Queen Elizabeth II. Between November 1977 and December 1980, "Andromeda" underwent modernisation, including the addition of Exocet and Sea Wolf missiles at Devonport dockyard. "Andromeda" took part in the Falklands War in 1982, returning to the United Kingdom from a deployment in the Western Atlantic in April 1982, before sailing for the South Atlantic as part of the 'Bristol Group', entering the Total Exclusion Zone on 25 May.