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Object Type
print
Museum number
1968,1214.14
Title
Series:
The Celebrated Roman Women
Description
Plate 1: Triumphant Hersilia. View of a military procession of Roman soldiers, with Hersilia and Romulus on a hors-drawn carriage at centre, buildings in background; after Jan van der Straet. 1573 Engraving
Producer name
Print made by:
Pieter Jalhea Furnius
After:
Jan van der Straet
Published by:
Hieronymus Cock
School/style
Flemish
Production date
1573
Production place
Published in:
Antwerp (city)
Materials
paper
Technique
engraving
Dimensions
Height:
225 millimetres
Width:
298 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
This is one of a series of six numbered plates showing celebrated Roman women, for other prints of this series in BM collection see 1968,1214,13 and 1968,1214.15-17 and 1948,0410.4.52 and .55. Only three plates show the artist's name (second, third and sixth plate). They were first published by Hieronymus Cock in 1573 in Antwerp (see second plate).
Bibliographic references
New Hollstein (Dutch & Flemish) / The New Hollstein: Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts 1450-1700
(295)
(Johannes Stradanus)
Hollstein / Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts c.1450-1700
(15)
Baroni Vannucci 1997 / Jan van der Straet, detto Giovanni Stradano, flandrus pictor et inventor
(687.1)
Riggs 1977 / Hieronymus Cock, Printmaker and Publisher
(189)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
classical mythology
procession
military
Associated names
Representation of:
Hersilia
Representation of:
Romulus
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Craddock & Barnard
Acquisition date
1968
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1968,1214.14