Triumph of Germanicus, Gemma Augustea - Original Steel Engraving - 1838

Original steel engraving reproducing the great Roman cameo known as the Gemma Augustea, with Augustus enthroned beside the goddess Roma, Tiberius stepping down from the chariot and, in the lower register, the barbarian captives and the trophy. Headed "Germanie / Germania" and lettered below in French and Spanish, "Triomphe de Germanicus" / "Triunfo de Germanico".

Medium: Steel engraving.
Artist / after: Vernier.
Engraver: Bigant, under the direction of Lemaitre.
Date: 1838.
Source: Book illustration, bilingual French-Spanish edition.
Dimensions: 5.3 x 8.5 in (13.5 x 21.6 cm).
Condition: Good. Clean, finely drawn image; paper lightly toned with a few small foxing spots in the margins.