Bacchides tells us that Monima has been sentenced to death by the king. At this she removes the royal hairband from her head to hang herself with. The band tears, however, and she is killed by the sword. Death of Monima, print maker: Ludwig Gottlieb Portman, (mentioned on object), intermediary draughtsman: Jacobus Buys, (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1799, paper, etching, h 209 mm × w 133 mm

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