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"The Suicide of Queen Amata" (Book XII, lines 593‒613)

A drawing of several courtiers on a platform in front of a palace overlooking a battlefield below. To the right of the viewer, a woman lies in the arms of a servant; nearby, a king brandishes a sword.

The Suicide of Queen Amata (Book XII, lines 593‒613), ca. 1615
Pen and brown ink; 110 x 152 mm
Private collection, Antwerp