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LEPIDA SERGII GALBAE VXOR

Print
17th century (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

An engraved portrait of the Roman Empress Aemilia Lepida, wife of Galba. She is depicted half-length, in profile, against a background of Roman ruins.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleLEPIDA SERGII GALBAE VXOR (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Engraving on paper
Brief description
Print by Gilles Sadeler and Marcus Sadeler, 'LEPIDA SERGII GALBAE VXOR,' plate VII of a set of 12 prints depicting Roman Emperors and Empresses, engraving, Europe, 17th century
Physical description
An engraved portrait of the Roman Empress Aemilia Lepida, wife of Galba. She is depicted half-length, in profile, against a background of Roman ruins.
Dimensions
  • Height: 13.6975in
  • Width: 9.5in
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1932. London: HMSO, 1933.
Marks and inscriptions
  • (Lettered with eight lines of Latin verse)
  • 'Ægidius Sadeler S.C.M. sculp.' (Signed)
Credit line
Given by Professor E. W. Tristram, D. Litt.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1932. London: HMSO, 1933.
Collection
Accession number
E.2471-1932

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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