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Head of Pompey Brought to Caesar
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Head of Pompey Brought to Caesar

Ludwig Gottlieb Portman · 1800 · etching; stippelets; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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At the city wall, Theodotus shows the head of Pompeius on a platter to Caesar. Caesar bursts into tears.

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Credit lineHoofd van Pompeius naar Caesar gebracht. 1800. Ludwig Gottlieb Portman. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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