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Hecuba Carried Away at the Graves of Her Sons
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Hecuba Carried Away at the Graves of Her Sons

Crispijn van de Passe (I) · 1602 - 1607 · engraving; paper

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

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Queen Hecuba is led away by the Greeks from burning Troy. In the background, Polydorus, the son of Priam, is thrown from a rock into the sea by King Polymestor. In the margin, a four-line inscription in two columns, in Latin.

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Credit lineHecuba weggevoerd bij de graven van haar zonen. 1602 - 1607. Crispijn van de Passe (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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