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Hecuba discovers the body of Polydorus
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Hecuba discovers the body of Polydorus

Johannes of Lucas van Doetechum · 1653 - 1654 · etching; paper

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

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Harbor gate with the body of the dead Polydorus in the water on the right, just found by his mother Hecuba. Below the image the text from Ovid's Metamorphoses, book 13, lines 533-536. At the top the sign of Aquarius from the zodiac. The print is part of an album.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineHekuba ontdekt het lichaam van Polydorus. 1653 - 1654. Johannes of Lucas van Doetechum. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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