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Envoy of Appius Claudius Caecus at the Court of Tigranes
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Envoy of Appius Claudius Caecus at the Court of Tigranes

Ludwig Gottlieb Portman · 1799 · etching; stippelets; paper

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King Tigranes forces his servants to stand barefoot and in undergarments, with crossed arms, before his throne when he grants audience to foreign ambassadors.

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Credit lineGezant van Appius Claudius Caecus aan het hof van Tigranes. 1799. Ludwig Gottlieb Portman. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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