The Death of Germanicus, from the Spectacle de l'Histoire Romaine

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin

Title

The Death of Germanicus, from the Spectacle de l'Histoire Romaine

Place

France (Artist's nationality)

Date

1760–1768

Medium

Etching in black on ivory laid paper

Inscriptions

Inscribed below image, lower center, in pen and brown ink: "Germanicus / La mort"; printed below image, lower left: "No. 44"; inscribed verso, lower right, in graphite: "101039"

Dimensions

Image: 21.2 × 16.2 cm (8 3/8 × 6 7/16 in.); Sheet: 25.7 × 18.5 cm (10 1/8 × 7 5/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Ursula and R. Stanley Johnson in honor of Suzanne Folds McCullagh

Reference Number

2015.719

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