The Roman Emperor Caligula (37-41)

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Object Details

Print Maker
Étienne Charpentier, French, 1707 – after 1792
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Shown in profile, galloping toward left. In the middle ground are represented on a small scale two sisters of Caligula brutalized by soldiers, a third killed by them; two officers kneeling in adoration; a statue of the emperor diguised as Jupiter adored by a couple; Caligula killed by soldiers. Rich moulded frame.
1750-1760
Accession Number
1914-49-1
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object Name
Print
Type
Print
Medium
Engraving with etching on paper
Dimensions
Plate: 69.9 × 50.1 cm (27 1/2 × 19 3/4 in.)
Paper: 80.3 × 57.8 cm (31 5/8 × 22 3/4 in.)
made in
France
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Record ID
chndm_1914-49-1
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4f4f0cf8b-3e30-452b-9b40-eb884a0f3275
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