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The Deliverance of Phineus
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The Deliverance of Phineus

Bernard Picart · 1733 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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The blind Phineus, king of Thrace, is robbed of his meal by the harpies and defiled with their excrement. Upon their arrival on the island, the brothers Calais and Zetes drive them away. In the margin, the title in French, English, German, and Dutch. The scene is decorated with an ornamental border.

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Credit lineBevrijding van Phineus. 1733. Bernard Picart. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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