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Grayscale engraving of an underworld scene: a ferryman in a boat near a rocky cave, seated figures on the right, a spoked wheel and flying creatures above.

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A grayscale engraving of an underworld scene shows a ferryman poling a small boat across dark water at left, with a huddled group of figures inside it. On the right, seated figures and a large spoked wheel appear beneath flying creatures and clouds in a rocky cavern.

Artist
Daniel Berger (mentioned on object)
Date
1774
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
3530 × 2759 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1774.
Rights checked 2026-11-04 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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