Illustration from "once a week" magazine, 19 january 1861, volume 4, page 98. Depicts the legend of iphis and anaxarete: iphis loved anaxarete, she didn't love him, he killed himself on her doorstep the night before her wedding; she mocked at his death. Here, she is shown in a haughty posture on the steps at back left as the bridal procession marvels. Date: 19 January 1861.
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