Hercules as a child in the cradle strangles snakes, Leda and the Swan, Labors of Hercules (series title), Leda, naked and standing next to Jupiter disguised as a swan who puts his paw on her thigh. Behind her, Hercules in a cradle, strangles two snakes with his bare hands. Amphytrion stands next to him and Juno, who sent the snakes, is visible through a window. Below the scene a two-line text in Latin. The connection between Leda and little Hercules is unclear. First print from a series of thirteen with the labors of Hercules., print, print maker: Heinrich Aldegrever, (mentioned on object

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