Title plate to the series "Roman Emperors on Horseback" Roman Emperors on Horseback
Printmaker:
Collaert, Adriaen
Publisher:
Galle, Philips
Draughtsman:
Straet, Jan van der (Giovanni Stradano)
(After)
Personification of the river Tiber with the wolf feeding Romulus and Remus; in the background Troy burning and Aeneas fleeing with his father; at upper centre an eagle; in niche at left Venus, at right Mars; at bottom centre a medallion with the portrait of Johannes Stradanus.
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1816) by Fitzwilliam, Richard, 7th Viscount
16th Century
Circa
1587
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Circa
1589
State I/II
Accession number: 22.I.8-182
Primary reference Number: 142732
New Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish): 1178 (Collaert)
New Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish): 308 (Straet)
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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