Death of Sardanapalus Fatum Assijriorum (title on object) Downfall of world empires in classical antiquity (series title), Round show. The Assyrian king Sardanapalus sets fire to his palace after the Medes defeat his army at Nineveh. He hunts his court for the blade. The print is based on a lost bas-relief by Gerard de Lairesse and is part of a four-part series on the demise of world empires in classical antiquity., Death of Sardanapalus: before burning himself in his palace with all his treasures, he has his harem and his horses killed, Johannes Glauber, 1684 - 1726, paper, etching, h 309 mm

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Death of Sardanapalus Fatum Assijriorum (title on object) Downfall of world empires in classical antiquity (series title), Round show. The Assyrian king Sardanapalus sets fire to his palace after the Medes defeat his army at Nineveh. He hunts his court for the blade. The print is based on a lost bas-relief by Gerard de Lairesse and is part of a four-part series on the demise of world empires in classical antiquity., Death of Sardanapalus: before burning himself in his palace with all his treasures, he has his harem and his horses killed, Johannes Glauber, 1684 - 1726, paper, etching, h 309 mm × w 314 mm

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