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Dood van Plinius de Oudere, Ludwig Gottlieb Portman, after Jacques Kuyper, 1805

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Dood van Plinius de Oudere, Ludwig Gottlieb Portman, after Jacques Kuyper, 1805

etching, h 204mm × w 136mm More details

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Identification

Title(s)

Dood van Plinius de Oudere

Object type

Object number

RP-P-1905-2220

Inscriptions / marks

collector's mark: Lugt 2228

Description

Gaius Plinius Secundus maior sterft door verstikking tijdens de uitbarsting van de Vesuvius, op 24 augustus 79. Hij werd het slachtoffer van zijn eigen wetenschappelijke belangstelling.

Creation

Artist

print maker: Ludwig Gottlieb Portman (mentioned on object)
after drawing by: Jacques Kuyper (mentioned on object)

Place

Amsterdam

Dating

1805

Material and Technique

Material

paper

Technique

etching

Measurements

height 204 mm × width 136 mm

Explanatory note

Illustratie uit: Stuart, Martinus. Romeinsche geschiedenissen, deel XXVI, p. 18. Amsterdam: Johannes Allart, 1805.

Subject

What

death of Pliny the Elder during the eruption of Vesuvius

Acquisition and rights

Acquisition

purchase 1905

Copyright

Public domain

Documentation

Romeinsche geschiedenissen : met kaarten en plaaten, dl. 26, p. 18

Persistent URL

To refer to this object please use the following persistent URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.330006