Zaleucus having one of his eyes removed for one of his son's eyes, with six lines of verse by A. Montanus below. Line engraving by H. Quellinus after A. Quellinus.

  • Quellinus, Artus, 1609-1668.
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1665-1668
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16320i
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Amsterdam : A. Quellinus, 1665-1668.

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1 print : line engraving ; platemark 43.9 x 33.4 cm

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Dicere pro vifu jus contra jura, Saleuce,... Cum Iudex oculis prætulit æqua fuis. Hubertus Quellinus æri incidit ; Artus Quellinus è marmore exsculpsit. Bears letter : B

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Zaleucus was a lawgiver of the Italian Locri. His penalty for adultery was the loss of an eye, famous in the 4th century as 'lex talionis' (an eye for an eye)
After a marble relief sculpture found in the Royal Palace, Amsterdam
The lines of verse are from C. de Jonghe "Icones praecipiarbium... Europae... inscriptions and verse, by A. Montanus", Amsterdam, 1675

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Wellcome Collection 16320i

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For further information see reference in the British Museum General Catalogue, vol. 197, p. 169, ref: Maps. C. 9. d. 10

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