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Hercules Slaying the Lernean Hydra
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Hercules Slaying the Lernean Hydra

Heinrich Aldegrever · 1550 · engraving; paper

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

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Hercules, standing and seen from the front, with raised club. Beside him the Hydra of Lerna, a six-headed monster. Below the image a two-line text in Latin. Fourth print of a series of thirteen with the works of Hercules.

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Credit lineHercules Slaying the Lernean Hydra. 1550. Heinrich Aldegrever. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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