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Elpenor rescues Lyconis from the ice
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Elpenor rescues Lyconis from the ice

Daniël van den Bremden · c. 1635 - 1637 · letterpress printing; engraving; paper

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

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Lycoris sinks through the ice. Elpenor, her lover, tries to save her and jumps into the water as well. A boy brings a ladder and tries to pull the couple out of the water. Page from a book with text on recto and verso.

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Credit lineElpenor redt Lyconis uit het ijs. c. 1635 - 1637. Daniël van den Bremden. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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