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Dido on the pyre
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Dido on the pyre

Willem van Senus · 1783 - 1851 · etching; stippelets; paper

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

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Dido on the funeral pyre with the bedding she shared with Aeneas, with her maid Belinda beside her. Aeneas's ships leave Carthage in the background.

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Credit lineDido op de brandstapel. 1783 - 1851. Willem van Senus. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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