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Cerialis drives the Batavians into the Rhine, 69-70
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Cerialis drives the Batavians into the Rhine, 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 drives the Batavian soldiers into the water of the Rhine. Print number 30 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 lineCerialis drijft de Bataven in de Rijn, 69-70. 1612. Antonio Tempesta. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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