A Roman emperor or general spares the life of a member of a subject nation. Etching by G. de Lairesse.

  • Lairesse, Gérard de, 1640-1711.
Date:
[between 1680 and 1689?]
Reference:
2499366i
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Description

Men representing the colonised state embrace the proffered baton of the Roman and put down their weapons. In the background, palm trees, signifying Palestine or Egypt. Right, Roman soldiers carrying the Roman S.P.Q.R. standard

Publication/Creation

[Amsterdam] : [Gerard Valck?], [between 1680 and 1689?]

Physical description

1 print : etching ; platemark 31.1 x 20.8 cm

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Lettering

Parcere subiectis. G. Lairess inv: et sculp: Amstolodami "Parcere subiectis, et debellare superbos": to spare the subjected peoples and to subdue the proud, the mission of the Roman Empire in the words of Virgil, Aeneid, VI: 853

Reference

Wellcome Collection 2499366i

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