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Dido (Legendary character)

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  • The suicide of Dido: Dido seated on a pyre surrounded by distressed servants. Etching by G.C. Testa after P. Testa.
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    The suicide of Dido: Dido seated on a pyre surrounded by distressed servants. Etching by G.C. Testa after P. Testa.

    Testa, Pietro, 1611-1650. | Reference: 42983i
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    Dido queen of Carthage consults her sister Anna about her love for Aeneas: Anna advises her to marry him. Etching by P. Lombard, 1654, after F. Cleyn.

    Cleyn, Franz, 1590?-1658. | Date: [1654] | Reference: 2917944i
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    Aeneas taking leave of Dido. Stipple engraving by J. Eginton, 1796, after W. Hamilton, 1791.

    Hamilton, William, 1751-1801. | Date: Sep.r 1st 1796 | Reference: 3063627i
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    The suicide of Dido: Dido seated on a pyre surrounded by distressed servants. Etching by G.C. Testa after P. Testa.

    Testa, Pietro, 1611-1650. | Date: 1600-1699 | Reference: 2474356i
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