Name: Antique Print-MARCUS-AURELIUS-CESAR-PLATE-223-Thomassin-1694-1724
SKU: PICTURA-11341
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Antique Print-MARCUS-AURELIUS-CESAR-PLATE-223-Thomassin-1694-1724

€65.00

‘MARCUS AURELIUS CESAR’

– Plate 223: A rear-side view of the famous equestrian statue of Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius, showing him on horseback in a calm and authoritative pose, wearing a toga. The equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius is a rare surviving bronze from antiquity, mistakenly believed in the Middle Ages to depict Constantine, which helped preserve it.

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Description

Medium: Engraving on hand laid (verge) paper. Watermark: not on all sheets.

Image size: 8.3 x 13.2 cm. (3.27 x 5.2 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Light foxing and soiling. Paper edges with some light staining. And irriegular per scan. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

MARCUS AURELIUS, EQUESTRIAN STATUE, ROMAN EMPEROR, ROMAN ANTIQUITY, STOICISM, ANCIENT SCULPTURE, CLASSICAL STATUE, BRONZE STATUE ROME, CAPITOLINE HILL, ROMAN IMPERIAL ICONOGRAPHY | PCO-C52-71

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

From: “Recueil des Figures, Groupes, Thermes, Fontaines, Vases, Statues, et Autres Ornemens de Versailles” by Simon Thomassin. The book was published between 1694 and 1724 by Simon Thomassin in Paris (1694), Pierre Mortier in Amsterdam (1695) and Rutgert Alberts in The Hague (1724).

Biography engraver: Simon Thomassin (1655-1733) was a French royal engraver known for documenting the sculpture and decoration of Versailles. His series are valued for their precision and elegance.