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Zenobia, ruler of the Palmyrene empire, is besieged in Antioch by the Roman emperor Aurelian, and gives orders for the moving of her treasure: a man carrying a large vessel filled with coins carries it past the tomb of Odenathus. Line engraving by Charles Etienne Gaucher, 1789, after J. Werner.

Men sitting around a table playing a game of cards. Engraving by C. Gaucher, 1766, after G. Van Tilborch.

A naked woman reclining on a bed. Engraving by C.E. Gaucher, 1790, after Beaudoin after C. Netscher.

Les nouvelles françoises / Par M. d'Ussieux.

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Men sitting around a table playing a game of cards. Engraving by C. Gaucher, 1766, after G. Van Tilborch.

Les nouvelles françoises / Par M. d'Ussieux.

A naked woman reclining on a bed. Engraving by C.E. Gaucher, 1790, after Beaudoin after C. Netscher.

Zenobia, ruler of the Palmyrene empire, is besieged in Antioch by the Roman emperor Aurelian, and gives orders for the moving of her treasure: a man carrying a large vessel filled with coins carries it past the tomb of Odenathus. Line engraving by Charles Etienne Gaucher, 1789, after J. Werner.