Original steel engraving of the Triumph of Tiberius reproduced from an antique cameo: in the upper register, the emperor enthroned among gods and the imperial family; in the lower, the German captives and the legionaries raising the trophy. Drawn by Vernier and engraved by Bigant, under the direction of Lemaitre.
Original steel engraving of the Triumph of Tiberius reproduced from an antique cameo: in the upper register, the emperor enthroned among gods and the imperial family; in the lower, the German captives and the legionaries raising the trophy. Drawn by Vernier and engraved by Bigant, under the direction of Lemaitre.
The bilingual French-Spanish heading (Germanie / Germania) is that of the Spanish edition of the Panorama Universal, the Castilian version of L'Univers pittoresque of Firmin Didot.
Medium: Steel engraving.
Artist: Vernier.
Engraver: Bigant.
Printing directed by: Lemaitre.
Date: 1845.
Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.6 in (21.8 x 14.2 cm).
Condition: Fair condition; clean impression, the paper toned with foxing in the margins, and the left edge somewhat irregular.