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Title print with Hercules after defeating the Hydra of Lerna
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Title print with Hercules after defeating the Hydra of Lerna

Johann Friedrich Greuter · 1646 · engraving; paper

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

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Hercules, who has just overcome the Hydra of Lerna, leans against an altar with his club and lion skin on it. A woman offers him a laurel wreath. In the background a round temple.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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titelprentprintboekillustratieHydra of Lerna
Credit lineTitelprent met Hercules na het verslaan van de Hydra van Lerna. 1646. Johann Friedrich Greuter. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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