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

Simon Francis Ravenet, the elder French

After Luca Giordano Italian

Publisher John Boydell British

1764

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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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