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Quarrel Between Achilles and Agamemnon
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Quarrel Between Achilles and Agamemnon

1710 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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Achilles accuses King Agamemnon of greed. The king then demands Briseis, a captive woman whom Achilles loved. The wise Nestor mediates in the conflict. In the background Apollo sends the plague down into the Greek camp. In the margin an inscription in French.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineTwist tussen Achilles en Agamemnon. 1710. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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