Sophonisba accepting a nuptial gift of a cup of poison from her husband Masinissa, standing in armor at left, her maids crying behind her at right

After Luca Giordano Italian
Publisher John Boydell British
1764
Not on view

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  • Title: Sophonisba accepting a nuptial gift of a cup of poison from her husband Masinissa, standing in armor at left, her maids crying behind her at right
  • Artist: Simon Francis Ravenet, the elder (French, Paris 1706–1774 London)
  • Artist: After Luca Giordano (Italian, Naples 1634–1705 Naples)
  • Publisher: John Boydell (British, Dorrington, Shropshire 1720–1804 London)
  • Date: 1764
  • Medium: Engraving
  • Dimensions: Image: 14 1/2 × 19 15/16 in. (36.9 × 50.6 cm)
    Sheet (Trimmed): 16 7/8 × 20 15/16 in. (42.8 × 53.2 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Georgiana W. Sargent, in memory of John Osborne Sargent, 1924
  • Object Number: 24.63.1831
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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