Thetis smears her mortal child Achilles with ambrosia, hoping to make him immortal. She sits on a lounger on a balustrade. In the foreground a box containing the ambrosia leaves. In the background Peleus is approaching. In the middle below: 3. Third print from a series of fourteen with scenes from the life of Achilles, Thetis smears Achilles with ambrosia Scenes from the life of Achilles (series title) Vitam et mortem achilli., print maker: J. Alexander Janssens, Victor Honoré Janssens, Zuid-Nederland, c. 1700, paper, engraving, etching, h 164 mm × w 130 mm

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