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Zelfmoord van een koningin
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Zelfmoord van een koningin

Bernard Picart · 1715 · etching; engraving; paper

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

About this work

A crowned woman pierces her breast with a dagger. At her feet lies a dead child. A king rushes forward. In the lower corners of the ornamental frame, harpies.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printornamentprentornaments ~ artharpy (fabulous bird)'Arpie' (Ripa)
Credit lineZelfmoord van een koningin. 1715. Bernard Picart. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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