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When a Roman general seized Sophonisba as war booty, her husband encouraged her to die with dignity rather than become a captive. She chose suicide by poison. As depicted in the painting, the toxin has just begun to take effect, and she uneasily maintains composure while penning a suicide note.</div>
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Pierre Guérin</div>
circa 1810 <div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1810-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902</div>
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