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The Birth of Meleager
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The Birth of Meleager

Jacob Folkema · 1702 - 1767 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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Interior with three Fates at the bedside of Althaea, the mother of Meleager. At the birth of Meleager the Fates decreed that he would die when a certain piece of wood was consumed in the fire. To the right the said piece of wood is taken out of the fire.

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Credit lineGeboorte van Meleager. 1702 - 1767. Jacob Folkema. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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