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Achilles Fighting the River God Scamander
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Achilles Fighting the River God Scamander

J. Alexander Janssens · c. 1700 · etching; engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Achilles, standing in a river with wildly flowing water. In the foreground the river god Scamander, reaching for the arm of Achilles, who is about to stab a Trojan soldier with his sword. In the background a burning city. Center bottom: 12. Twelfth print from a series of fourteen with scenes from the life of Achilles.

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Credit lineAchilles vecht met riviergod Scamander. c. 1700. J. Alexander Janssens. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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