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Tullia drives her chariot over the corpse of her father
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Tullia drives her chariot over the corpse of her father

Arnold Houbraken · 1681 - 1683 · etching; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Tullia, in a carriage drawn by two horses, runs over the corpse of her father Servius Tullius. She commits this disrespectful crime because she is involved in the conspiracy against him to get her husband on the throne. Top right: fol 585. Print used in the book: Theatre of Accidents by Lambert van den Bos with in total twenty prints by Arnold Houbraken.

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Credit lineTullia overrijdt met haar wagen het lijk van haar vader. 1681 - 1683. Arnold Houbraken. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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