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The Reconciliation of the Romans and Sabines

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This shows the moment after the rape of the Sabines when peace was brought about by the intervention of the Sabine women. They called upon the better judgment of the armies with 'the most tender and endearing words' (according to the Roman historian Plutarch).

This is a copy after Rubens which was commissioned by Philip IV in 1639 for the Alcázar. The original picture survived a fire of 1734, but later disappeared from records. The Lacock picture must have been copied after engravings, or other copies. This painting and another work in the collection, 'The Rape of the Sabines', appear to be by the same hand, united by their rigid use of vermilion in the drapery.

National Trust, Lacock Abbey, Fox Talbot Museum and Village

near Chippenham

Title

The Reconciliation of the Romans and Sabines

Date

17th C

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 82 x W 116 cm

Accession number

996276

Acquisition method

gift from Matilda Theresa Talbot (formerly Gilchrist-Clark), 1948

Work type

Painting

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National Trust, Lacock Abbey, Fox Talbot Museum and Village

Lacock, near Chippenham, Wiltshire SN15 2PG England

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