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Plate 1: Emperor Julius Caesar on Horseback, from "The First Twelve Roman Caesars"

1596
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Plate 1: Emperor Julius Caesar on Horseback, from "The First Twelve Roman Caesars"
  • Series/Portfolio: The First Twelve Roman Caesars
  • Artist: Antonio Tempesta (Italian, Florence 1555–1630 Rome)
  • Publisher: Giovanni Battista di Lazzaro Panzera da Parma (Italian, born 1541, active Rome 1577–98)
  • Date: 1596
  • Medium: Etching; first state of two (Bartsch)
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 11 7/8 × 8 7/8 in. (30.2 × 22.5 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
  • Object Number: 51.501.3475
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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