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Lucius Papirius Forgives Fabius Maximus
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Lucius Papirius Forgives Fabius Maximus

Pieter Tanjé · 1737 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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Lucius Papirius Cursor, seated on a throne, shows mercy to the young Fabius Maximus, as his father and the entire Roman people plead for clemency. Fabius Maximus had attacked the Samnites without Papirius's permission and was to be punished. Representation in the Council Chamber of the Court of Justice of Holland, Zeeland, and West-Friesland in the Binnenhof in The Hague.

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Credit lineLucius Papirius vergeeft Fabius Maximus. 1737. Pieter Tanjé. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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