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Locuste essaye, en présence de Néron, le poison préparé pour Britannicus
Charles Michelezabout 1876–1882
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
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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- Title: Locuste essaye, en présence de Néron, le poison préparé pour Britannicus
- Creator: Charles Michelez
- Date Created: about 1876–1882
- Location Created: Paris, France
- Physical Dimensions: 17 × 24.6 cm (6 11/16 × 9 11/16 in.)
- Type: Print
- External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
- Medium: Woodburytype
- Terms of Use: Open Content
- Number: 84.XB.300.39
- Culture: French
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
- Creator Display Name: Charles Michelez (French, 1817 - about 1883)
- Classification: Photographs (Visual Works)
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