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The Apotheosis of Hercules
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Accompanied by Minerva, Hercules rises in a chariot drawn by four horses to Olympus. On the clouds sit Victoria, with a laurel wreath for the hero, and Fame, who blows the trumpet. Print is part of a series of prints that together represent the painted ceiling with the Apotheosis of Hercules in the Hôtel Lambert in Paris. This print is part of an album.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineApotheose van Hercules. 1719. Bernard Picart. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
