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Meleager Fights His Uncles for the Boar's Head
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Meleager Fights His Uncles for the Boar's Head

Jacob Folkema · c. 1712 - 1767 · etching; stippelwerk; engraving; paper

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

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Meleager has killed the Calydonian boar and wishes to present the boar's head to his beloved Atalanta. His two uncles disagree, leading to a quarrel.

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Credit lineMeleager strijdt met zijn ooms om de zwijnenkop. c. 1712 - 1767. Jacob Folkema. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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