Claudius
Date1710
After work by
Jan van der Straet
1523 - 1605
Engraver
Adriaen Collaert
ca. 1560 - 1618
OriginEurope, Belgium, Antwerp
MediumEtching with line engraving
DimensionsOverall: 13 1/2 × 9 1/2in. (34.3 × 24.1cm)
Other (Plate): 12 1/2 × 8 3/4in. (31.8 × 22.2cm)
Other (Plate): 12 1/2 × 8 3/4in. (31.8 × 22.2cm)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1930-429
DescriptionInscribed on edge of balustrade at lower left: "Phls Galle excud."; along the lower ledge of the pedestal: "Ioan. Stradanus invent./ Adrian. Collaeert Sculp.";Lower margn reads: "5. / CLAVDIVS. / Militis officio Romanum Claudius uno / Imperium assequitur Caesar, vix deditus armis : / Sed pugnae simulacra ciet naualis, et ingens / In pelago molitur opus, quà miscet Etruscas / AEquoreis Tiberinus aquas, at iniqua marito / Agrippina dolis vitam abstulit, aequa Neroni."Label TextThis print depicts an equestrian statue of Emperor Claudius. Emperor Claudius reigned as Emperor from 41 to 54 CE, extending the reach of the Roman Empire to North Africa, as well as Britain. This print is number five from the series "Roman Emperors on Horseback" engraved by Adriaen Collaert after the work of Jan van der Straet (Stradanus).ProvenanceBefore 1930, Robert Fridenberg (New York, NY); 1930-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).
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