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Achilles Kills Hector
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Achilles Kills Hector

Crispijn van de Passe (I) · 1613 · engraving; paper

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

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Achilles wears his new armor and kills Hector in single combat. In the background the body of Hector, bound to Achilles' chariot, is dragged along the walls of Troy. In the margin a four-line inscription, in two columns, in Latin.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineAchilles doodt Hector. 1613. Crispijn van de Passe (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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