Sophonisba drinkt vergif, RP-P-OB-2679, Heinrich Aldegrever, 1553

Identificationtitle(s): sophonisba drinks poison. Object type: print object number: rp-p-ob-2679. Catalog reference: new hollstein german (aldegrever) 62. The illustrated bartsch 62. Description: sophonisba sitting with the poison cup to her mouth. Next to her is a servant of her second husband massinissa, who brought the poison cup. On the wall a cartouche with a four-line text in latin. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: heinrich aldegrever (mentioned on object), after own design by: heinrich aldegrever. Place of manufacture: germany. Date: 1553. Physical features: engraving. Material: paper technique: engraving (printing process). Dimensions: top: h 115 mm × w 74 mm. Subject: what: death of sophonisbe: she receives from a servant a cup of poison sent to her by masinissa. Acquisition: transfer of management 1816. Date: 1553.