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Leda and the Swan
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Leda and the Swan

Bernard Picart · 1693 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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Leda is visited by Jupiter at the river. He tries to seduce her in the form of a swan. In the sky is his attribute, the eagle. In the margin a five-line inscription with a dedication in Latin.

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Credit lineLeda en de zwaan. 1693. Bernard Picart. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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