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Simon Francis Ravenet, the elder French
After Luca Giordano Italian
Publisher John Boydell British
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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
Accession Number: 24.63.1831
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