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Princes, heroes and giants
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Sheet with 16 depictions of princes, heroes, and giants, including Atlas, Alexander the Great, Romulus, and Hercules. In each image the name of the depicted person. Numbered bottom right: No. 316.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineVorsten, helden en reuzen. 1806 - 1830. Johan Noman. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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