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Civilis has his hair cut, 69-70
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Civilis has his hair cut, 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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Civilis has his hair cut according to his promise to defeat the Romans. He also has his grandson shoot arrows at Roman prisoners. Print number 20 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 = The Batavian or old Dutch war against the Romans. Otto Vaenius, Antwerp 1612. At the bottom two verses of four lines in Dutch and in Latin. On the reverse side text in Latin.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineCivilis laat zijn haren knippen, 69-70. 1612. Antonio Tempesta. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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