Identification title(s): assassination of julius caesar. Fatum romanorum (title on object). Biblical, mythological and allegorical scenes (series title)
object type: print serial number: 27/30object number: rp-p-h-h-1354. Catalog reference: , hollstein german 66-4(4), note: 5(5), five states known. Roy p. 219a. Inscriptions / marks: number, recto lower left, written: 's85' collector's mark, verso upper left, stamped: lugt 11. Description: round representation. The assassination of julius caesar by brutus and other senators. In the background the statue of pompey. The print is based on a lost bas-relief by gerard de lairesse and is part of a series with biblical, mythological and allegorical scenes. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: johannes glauber (mentioned on object), after a drawing by: gerard de lairesse (mentioned on object), after a painting by: gerard de lairesse (mentioned on object). Publisher: leonard schenk (mentioned on object) place of manufacture: printmaker: unknown, after a drawing by: amsterdam, after a painting by: amsterdam, publisher: amsterdam. Dating: 1684 - 1726. Physical features: etching. Material: paper technique: etching. Dimensions: plate edge: h 309 mm × w 309 mm. Subjectwhat: death of caesar, i. E. The murder of caesar: he is slain in the senate at the foot of pompey's statue, exclaiming 'et tu brute'. Acquisition and rights: credit line: loan from the rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten. Acquisition: loan 1957. Date: between 1684 and 1726.
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