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Ariovistus' meeting with Caesar
Ariovists Unterredung mit Caesar
Artist: Johann Michael Mettenleiter (1765 - 1853)
Date:
1808
19th century
Dimensions:
13.19 x 10.12 in. (33.5 x 25.7 cm)
Dimensions Extent:
image
Object Type:
Print
Creation Place:
Europe, Germany
Medium and Support:
Lithograph on paper
Credit Line:
Gift of James M. Reed, 2017.
Accession Number:
2017.35.901
This work is not currently on view
Beneath the image, the artist is identified at left (J. M. Mettenleiter inv[enit] et del[ineavit] 1808) and the printer's location at right (In der Lithograph[isch] Anhalten in München). This is a very early example of lithographic printmaking. The print’s subject is the encounter between Julius Caesar and the Gallic chieftain Ariovistus, which was related in the first book of Caesar’s Gallic Wars. Mettenleiter likely chose the subject for its potential popularity with a German audience.
Exhibitions
Fairfield University Art Museum, Fairfield, Connecticut, The Artist Collects: Highlights from the James Reed Print Collection, March 14-June 8, 2019
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prints
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Pictorial works produced by transferring images by means of a matrix such as a plate, block, or screen, using any of various printing processes. When emphasizing the individual printed image, use "impressions." Avoid the controversial expression "original prints," except in reference to discussions of the expression's use. If prints are neither "reproductive prints" nor "popular prints," use the simple term "prints." With regard to photographs, prefer "photographic prints"; for types of reproductions of technical drawings and documents, see terms found under "reprographic copies."
public domain
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nineteenth century
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