Sophonisba accepting a nuptial gift of a cup of poison from her husband Masinissa, standing in armor at left, her maids crying behind her at right
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: Simon Francis Ravenet, the elder|Luca Giordano|John Boydell
Artist bio: French, Paris 1706–1774 London|Italian, Naples 1634–1705 Naples|British, Dorrington, Shropshire 1720–1804 London
Artist role: Artist|Artist|Publisher
Artist nationality: French|Italian|British
Date: 1764
Medium: Engraving
Dimensions: Image: 14 1/2 × 19 15/16 in. (36.9 × 50.6 cm)
Sheet (Trimmed): 16 7/8 × 20 15/16 in. (42.8 × 53.2 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Gift of Georgiana W. Sargent, in memory of John Osborne Sargent, 1924
Accession year: 1924