Deceased Roman Emperor lying on a Pile of Wood, his servants cut and stab themselves desiring not to live after their majesty dies
destroyed, formerly in Royal Collection
Van der Doort c.1639
WS 194, № 5
Giulio Romano
Fifith, deceased Roman Emperor lying on a Pile of Wood, his servants cut and stab themselves desiring not to live after their majesty dies
Walpole Society reference (1960):
Provenance:
Mantua piece
Gift / Exchange / Bought / Inherited:
bought
Location:
Room description extended:
Queen's Withdrawing Chamber, 6 pictures
Charles II inventory c1666:
Whitehall, no 254, 119 x 109
Identification certainty:
destroyed
Sale Inventory c.1649-51