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Magnanimity of Scipio
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Scipio returns the beautiful maiden, who was offered to him as a reward for capturing New Carthage, to her intended husband and her mother. The ransom offered by the bride's parents, Scipio returns as a wedding gift. Representation above one of the doors of the Council Chamber of the Court of Justice of Holland, Zeeland, and West-Friesland in the Binnenhof in The Hague.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineEdelmoedigheid van Scipio. 1737. Pieter Tanjé. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
