Plate 10: equestrian statue of Vespasian, seen from behind, three birds at upper right with one attacking another, from 'Roman Emperors on Horseback'

Plate 10: equestrian statue of Vespasian, seen from behind, three birds at upper right with one attacking another, from 'Roman Emperors on Horseback' by Philips Galle|Adriaen Collaert|Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus

Medium

Engraving

Dimensions

Sheet (Trimmed): 12 7/16 × 8 1/2 in. (31.6 × 21.6 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949

Accession Number

49.95.1002(10)

Tags

BirdsMenHorses

About the Artist

Philips Galle|Adriaen Collaert|Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus · 15371612

Philips Galle (1537–1612) was a leading Netherlandish engraver, designer, and print publisher whose career bridged the vibrant artistic scenes of Haarlem and Antwerp. Born in Haarlem, he studied under the humanist engraver Dirck Volkertsz. Coornhert, honing his skills in reproductive printmaking. Early on, Galle produced engravings after the Haarlem master Maarten van Heemskerck, capturing the Man...

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