A husband stabbing his naked wife in her sleep while a servant observes him. Line engraving with stipple by G. Tomba after a painting by G. C. Cagnacci, 1801.

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A husband stabbing his naked wife in her sleep while a servant observes him. Line engraving with stipple by G. Tomba after a painting by G. C. Cagnacci, 1801.

Guido Cagnacci · 1801

RightsCC0 — Public Domain

CollectionWellcome Collection

Lettering: Che far potea la sventurata, e sola sposa di collatino in tal periglio ... dalla collezione di Carlo Filippo Aldrovandi Mariscotti. Guido Cagnacci dip. Giulio Tomba inc.

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