Horatius Cocles, Lucas van Haelwech, after Hendrick Goltzius, 1602

Title(s)

Horatius Cocles
Romeinse helden (series title)

Object type

• drawing

Serial number

2/10

Object number

RP-T-00-544

Catalogue reference

• Bartsch 97-kopie

Artist

• draughtsman: Lucas van Haelwech
• after print by: Hendrick Goltzius

Dating

1602

Material

• paper
• ink

Technique

pen

Measurements

height 321 mm × width 232 mm

What

• Horatius Cocles at the Pons Sublicius: single-handed he keeps the Etruscans at bay while the bridge is broken down by the Romans behind him; he escapes by jumping into the Tiber

Acquisition

unknown

Copyright

Public domain

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