Alkoof met stervende Germanicus, Jean Lepautre, 1657 - 1716

Title(s)

Alkoof met stervende Germanicus
Alcoves a la Romaine (series title)

Object type

• print

Serial number

5/6

Object number

RP-P-1964-1142

Catalogue reference

• Orn Cat II 8901

Description

Alkoof met Germanicus liggend op een bed met daarboven draperieën en engelen met lauwerkrans. Rondom staan treurende soldaten. Rechts onder 3 genummerd.

Artist

• print maker: Jean Lepautre
• after own design by: Jean Lepautre
• publisher: Pierre Mariette (II) (mentioned on object)
• Franse kroon

Place

Paris

Dating

1657 - 1716

Material

• paper

Technique

etching

Measurements

height 147 mm × width 213 mm

What

• death of Germanicus Caesar: he is lying on his deathbed, his wife Agrippina grieving at his bedside, and his friends swearing to avenge his death

Credit line

• Purchased with the support of the F.G. Waller-Fonds

Acquisition

purchase 1964

Copyright

Public domain

• Ornament prints in the Rijksmuseum II : the seventeenth century, dl. 2, p. 506, cat.nr. 8901