Caius Marius and the Cimbrian Soldier (Plutarch, "Marius," 39; Lucan, "Pharsalia," XI, 75-86)

Engraver Johann Heinrich Lips Swiss
After Henry Fuseli Swiss
1806
Not on view

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  • Title: Caius Marius and the Cimbrian Soldier (Plutarch, "Marius," 39; Lucan, "Pharsalia," XI, 75-86)
  • Series/Portfolio: Heinrich Fuessli's Sämmtliche Werke, 1807, part II, no. 13
  • Engraver: Johann Heinrich Lips (Swiss, Kloten 1758–1817 Zurich)
  • Artist: After Henry Fuseli (Swiss, Zürich 1741–1825 London)
  • Date: 1806
  • Medium: Outline engraving and etching
  • Dimensions: Plate: 9 13/16 × 12 5/8 in. (25 × 32 cm)
    Sheet: 13 9/16 × 19 1/8 in. (34.4 × 48.5 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Jenny Philippsohn, in memory of Siegfried Philippsohn, 1955
  • Object Number: 55.526.5
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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