Zelfmoord van Dido 1761 - 1776

This is a 1761-1776 engraving by Robert Strange, depicting the death of Dido, the Queen of Carthage, after being abandoned by Aeneas. Dido’s suicide is a central theme of Virgil’s epic poem The Aeneid. The artwork shows Dido lying on a pyre, with Aeneas and Cupid overhead. The scene is dramatically lit and the figures are rendered with great detail. Strange’s work is a fine example of 18th-century Neoclassical engraving, known for its precise linework and emphasis on classical themes and motifs.