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Hercules places a globe on the shoulders of Atlas
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Hercules places a globe on the shoulders of Atlas

anonymous · 1695 · engraving; paper

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

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Allegory of the glory of France. Hercules places a globe with three fleurs-de-lis on the shoulders of Atlas. To their right sit personifications of Asia, Africa, and America. To the upper right, Victoria holds a laurel wreath over the pair and Fama blows a trumpet. On the left, a ship is visible. A putto and a personification of a river hold a cloth with the title of the atlas.

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titelpaginaprint(story of) Atlasglobe
Credit lineHercules plaatst een globe op de schouders van Atlas. 1695. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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