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Roman Prisoners Led Past the Fortress, 69-70
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Roman Prisoners Led Past the Fortress, 69-70

Antonio Tempesta · 1612 · etching; paper

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

About this work

Captured Roman soldiers and standards are led past the Roman fortress. Print number 16 in the series of prints on the Batavian Revolt: Batavorum cum Romanis bellum / à Corn. Tacito lib. IV & V. : Hist. olim descriptum, figuris nunc aeneis expressum, auctore Othone Vaenio Lugdunobatava = De Batavische oft oude Hollandtsche oorloghe teghen de Romeynen. Otto Vaenius, Antwerp 1612. At the bottom, two verses of four lines in Dutch and Latin. No text on the reverse.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineRomeinse gevangen langs de vesting geleid, 69-70. 1612. Antonio Tempesta. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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