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Sophonisba Drinking the Poison

Georg Pencz German

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Title: Sophonisba Drinking the Poison

Artist: Georg Pencz (German, Wroclaw ca. 1500–1550 Leipzig)

Medium: Engraving

Dimensions: Sheet: 10 9/16 × 7 1/16 in. (26.8 × 18 cm)
Plate: 7 1/2 × 5 1/16 in. (19.1 × 12.9 cm)

Classification: Prints

Credit Line: Gift of Harry G. Friedman, 1962

Accession Number: 62.635.614

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Central Europe (including Germany), 1400-1600 A.D.

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