The Sultan stabs Zara in the chest: the finale of the play Zaire (Zara) by Voltaire. Etching.

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1700-1799
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42804i
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The Sultan stabs Zara in the chest: the finale of the play Zaire (Zara) by Voltaire. Etching. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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In the background are minarets and domes of Istanbul, and the crescent moon shining on the Bosphorus

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1700-1799

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1 print : etching, with engraving ; image 11.7 x 7.5 cm

Lettering

Zara, act V, scene the last

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Wellcome Collection 42804i

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