Servius Tullius When a Child, Asleep in the Apartment of King Tarquinius Priscus
This drawing relates to an oil that Kauffmann painted for Catherine the Great in 1785. Servius Tullius was King of Rome between 578-535 BC and here is shown as child in the house of his predecessor, King Tarquinius Priscus. Servius would later marry the latter's daughter Tullia and then be murdered by their daughter and son-in-law.
Artwork Details
- Title: Servius Tullius When a Child, Asleep in the Apartment of King Tarquinius Priscus
- Artist: Angelica Kauffmann (Swiss, Chur 1741–1807 Rome)
- Date: ca. 1785
- Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush and gray ink, heightened with white chalk, on blue paper
- Dimensions: Sheet: 11 15/16 in. × 17 in. (30.3 × 43.2 cm)
- Classification: Drawings
- Credit Line: Van Day Truex Fund, 2016
- Object Number: 2016.456
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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