Italian politician and soldier (1220-1289)

Ugolino, his sons and grandsons in a cell facing death by starvation. Engraving by A. Raimbach after Sir J. Reynolds.

Ugolino, his sons and grandsons in a cell facing death by starvation. Mezzotint by J. Dixon after Sir J. Reynolds.

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Ugolino, his sons and grandsons in a cell facing death by starvation. Engraving by A. Raimbach after Sir J. Reynolds.

Ugolino, his sons and grandsons in a cell facing death by starvation. Mezzotint by J. Dixon after Sir J. Reynolds.