La Mort d'Agis, 1789. The Death of Agis. Scene inspired by Plutarch. The body of Agis, King of Sparta, who has just been strangled on the orders of Leonidas, lies on the ground. His mother Agesistrate leans over his body. The body of his grandmother Archidameia is covered with a sheet.

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