# The Suicide of Queen Dido

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## Artwork

- Artist: [NETSCHER, Constantijn](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/netscher-constantijn-r227a4095d42733>)
- Date: 1701-1750
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 53 x 43 cm

## Commentary

Dido, Queen of Carthage, was abandoned by Aeneas and killed herself in despair. &lt;p&gt; &lt;table align=left cellpadding=5 border=1 width=320 bgcolor=&#34;\#99cccc&#34;&gt; &lt;tr valign=middle&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;img src=&#34;/support/gif/listen.gif&#34; border=0 valign=middle&gt; Suggested listening \(streaming mp3, 9 minutes\):&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&#34;\#&#34; onClick=&#34;w=window.open \(&#39;/music1/17\_cent/purcell\_dido.html&#39;, &#39;newWin&#39;, &#39;scrollbars=yes,status=no,dependent=yes,screenX=0,screenY=0,width=350,height=350&#39;\);w.opener=this;w.focus\(\);return true&#34;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Henry Purcell: Dido and Aeneas, Dido&#39;s Farewell&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

## Related artworks

- [Portrait of a Mother and her Child](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/netscher-constantijn-r227a4095d42733/portrait-of-a-mother-and-her-child-rc54cf697a9ee3e>)
- [Portrait of a Young Hunter in a Landscape with his Dog](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/netscher-constantijn-r227a4095d42733/portrait-of-a-young-hunter-in-a-landscape-with-his-dog-r6271b5d379a8c4>)
- [Portrait of King William III of England](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/netscher-constantijn-r227a4095d42733/portrait-of-king-william-iii-of-england-r0ea3c32dba6377>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)