The suicide of Sophonisba: Sophonisba is sitting on a chair taking the poison Masinissa sent her. Etching.

Date:
1700-1799
Reference:
42980i
  • Pictures
  • Online

Available online

view The suicide of Sophonisba: Sophonisba is sitting on a chair taking the poison Masinissa sent her. Etching.

Public Domain Mark

You can use this work for any purpose without restriction under copyright law. Read more about this licence.

Credit

The suicide of Sophonisba: Sophonisba is sitting on a chair taking the poison Masinissa sent her. Etching. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Selected images from this work

View 1 image

About this work

Description

Sophonisba, or Saphanba'al, daughter of Hasdrubal, married Syphax whom she thus won over to the Carthaginian cause. When Masinissa and Laelius overthrew Syphax in 203 B.C., Sophonisba took poison sent to her by Masinissa, now enamoured of her and unable by any other means to save her from captivity at Rome

Publication/Creation

1700-1799

Physical description

1 print : etching ; image 13.5 x 8.5 cm

Lettering

Sophonisba taking poison.

Reference

Wellcome Collection 42980i

Type/Technique

Languages

Where to find it

  • LocationStatusAccess
    Closed stores

Permanent link