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Cerialis grants clemency to deserters, 69-70
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Cerialis grants clemency to deserters, 69-70

anonymous · 1768 - 1770 · etching; engraving; 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 26 in a series on the Batavian Revolt, copied from the series Batavorum cum Romanis bellum by Antonio Tempesta (Otto Vaenius, Antwerp 1612). Illustration for: Marquis de St. Simon, Histoire de la guerre des Bataves et des Romains, d'après César; Corneille Tacite, Aux dépens de Marc-Michel Rey, Amsterdam 1770. Images printed in a large ornamental frame with a cut-out title at the top and a French caption pasted at the bottom. Printed on the back of planche XXV.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineCerialis schenkt overgelopen soldaten genade, 69-70. 1768 - 1770. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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