Claudius

Date1710

After work by Jan van der Straet (1523 - 1605)

Engraver Adriaen Collaert (ca. 1560 - 1618)

OriginEurope, Belgium, Antwerp

MediumEtching with line engraving

DimensionsOverall: 13 1/2 × 9 1/2in. (34.3 × 24.1cm) Other (Plate): 12 1/2 × 8 3/4in. (31.8 × 22.2cm)

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1930-429

DescriptionInscribed on edge of balustrade at lower left: "Phls Galle excud."; along the lower ledge of the pedestal: "Ioan. Stradanus invent./ Adrian. Collaeert Sculp.";
Lower margn reads: "5. / CLAVDIVS. / Militis officio Romanum Claudius uno / Imperium assequitur Caesar, vix deditus armis : / Sed pugnae simulacra ciet naualis, et ingens / In pelago molitur opus, quà miscet Etruscas / AEquoreis Tiberinus aquas, at iniqua marito / Agrippina dolis vitam abstulit, aequa Neroni."
Label TextAn equestrian statue of Emperor Claudius. This is print 5 from the series "Roman Emperors on Horseback" engraved by Adriaen Collaert after the work of Jan van der Straet (Stradanus).