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Alcove with Aegeus and Theseus
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Alcove with Aegeus and Theseus

Jean Lepautre · c. 1662 - c. 1670 · etching; paper

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

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King Aegeus prevents his son Theseus from drinking the poison. Medea flies away in the upper left before the storming soldiers. Three lines of French text at the bottom.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printornamentprentTheseus in pursuit of Medea
Credit lineAlkoof met Aigeus en Theseus. c. 1662 - c. 1670. Jean Lepautre. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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