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Dido Leads Amor Toward a Grave
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Dido Leads Amor Toward a Grave

Gerard de Lairesse · 1668 · etching; paper

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

About this work

Dido draws Amor to an open grave with a dagger in her breast. Wrath, armed with a dagger, has appeared at the grave and holds a burning torch. In the margin, a two-line inscription in Dutch. Print on an untrimmed sheet with 8 images.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineDido trekt Amor richting een graf. 1668. Gerard de Lairesse. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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