Diomedes King of Thrace Killed by Hercules and Devoured by his own Horses, Jean-Baptiste Marie Pierre, 1742

The cruel diomedes, king of the bistognes (thrace), gave the shipwrecked people who landed on his shores to be devoured by his horses. For the eighth of his labors, hercules tames them and gives them diomedes to pasture. Object Type: painting. Date: 1742. Dimensions: height: 195 cm (76.7 in); width: 140.5 cm (55.3 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Fabre museum. Jean Baptiste Marie Pierre - Diomedes King of Thrace Killed by Hercules and Devoured by his own Horses, 1752