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title: Volumnia Pleads with Coriolanus
author: Richard Westall
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4740/volumnia-pleads-with-coriolanus/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Volumnia Pleads with Coriolanus
_Authored by Richard Westall_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4740.jpg)
## Image Caption
Folger Shakespeare Library Digital Image of an 1800 CE painting by Richard Westall: Volumnia pleads with Coriolanus not to destroy [Rome](https://www.worldhistory.org/Rome/).
## Cite This Work
### APA
Westall, R. (2016, March 28). Volumnia Pleads with Coriolanus. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Westall, Richard. "Volumnia Pleads with Coriolanus." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 28, 2016. .
### MLA
Westall, Richard. "Volumnia Pleads with Coriolanus." *World History Encyclopedia*, 28 Mar 2016, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Volumnia_pleads_with_Coriolanus.jpg) by [**Richard Westall**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Volumnia_pleads_with_Coriolanus.jpg). Submitted by [Marie Parsons](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/Marie_Parsons/ "User Page: Marie Parsons"), published on 28 March 2016. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.