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Cerialis Grants Mercy to Deserters, 69-70
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Cerialis Grants Mercy to Deserters, 69-70

Antonio Tempesta · 1612 · etching; paper

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

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Cerialis grants mercy to Roman soldiers who have defected. Print number 26 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.

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printhistorieprentPetilius Cerialisgranting mercyfree pardonNetherlandsBataafse Opstand
Credit lineCerialis schenkt overgelopen soldaten genade, 69-70. 1612. Antonio Tempesta. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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