Tak-i-Bostan Rock Relief, Persia - Engraving by Mauduit - 19th Century
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Original antique steel engraving of the rock relief at Tak-i-Bostan, in Persia, with the three figures of the investiture of Ardashir II: the king receives the diadem flanked by Shapur II and by the divinity Mithra, standing on the body of a fallen enemy.
Original antique steel engraving of the rock relief at Tak-i-Bostan, in Persia, with the three figures of the investiture of Ardashir II: the king receives the diadem flanked by Shapur II and by the divinity Mithra, standing on the body of a fallen enemy.
Carved around 379-383 in present-day Iran, the relief is one of the best-known Sasanian groups; the figure struck down at the kings' feet is usually identified as the Roman emperor Julian, who died on his campaign against Persia.
Medium: Steel engraving.
Artist / after: É. Vernier.
Engraver: Mauduit.
Directed by: Lemaître.
Date: Mid-19th century.
Source: Bilingual French-Spanish illustrated work on Persia; print no. 24.
Dimensions: 8.0 x 5.4 in (20.2 x 13.8 cm).
Condition: Laid down on paper; a light stain in the lower margin of the image.
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Original antique steel engraving of the rock relief at Tak-i-Bostan, in Persia, with the three figures of the investiture of Ardashir II: the king receives the diadem flanked by Shapur II and by the divinity Mithra, standing on the body of a fallen enemy.