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Locuste essaye, en présence de Néron, le poison préparé pour Britannicus

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French Photographer · 1817–1883

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Date: about 1876–1882
Medium: Woodburytype
Culture: French
Department: Photographs
Institution: Getty Museum

Photograph of a painting by Joseph-Noël Sylvestre titled "Locuste essaye, en présence de Néron, le poison préparé pour Britannicus" depicting the poison maker Locusta testing out a poison created to kill Britannicus as Nero looks on. A slave lies on the ground in front of Nero and Locusta in distress after being given the poison.

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