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Style of Giovanni Stradanus (Jan van der Straet) (Bruges 1523-Florence 1605)
Bocchus delivering Jugurtha to the Roman Quaestor Sulla c.1568-78
Pen and black ink with grey wash, with touches of white bodycolour | 39.6 x 40.5 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 906868
Style of Giovanni Stradanus (Jan van der Straet) (Bruges 1523-Florence 1605)
Bocchus delivering Jugurtha to the Roman Quaestor Sulla c.1568-78
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A drawing of Roman soldiers gathered in front of tents: the Roman quaestor Lucius Sulla is seated on a throne on the left. He dismisses King Jugurtha, a prisoner, who is led off by soldiers to the right. In the background is an encampment with activities of army life. The scene is surrounded by a decorative border with naval trophies and above, an empty cartouche as in RCIN 906853. Inscribed within the upper border: Boccus Mauritanie Rex Lucio Sylle Questori Iugutam numidie Regem Victum Tradit. With RCIN 906865, 906868, this is probably a design for a series of tapestries illustrating the history of Rome.
Provenance
First recorded in a Royal Collection inventory of c.1810 (Inv. A, p.126: '16. Eight of the Twelve Months of the Year. The Triumph of Spring and Winter, and six of Military Engagements, design'd for Tapestry's')
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Medium and techniques
Pen and black ink with grey wash, with touches of white bodycolour
Measurements
39.6 x 40.5 cm (sheet of paper)
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