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Antonio Tempesta|Matthäus Merian the Elder

Plate 4: Emperor Gaius on Horseback, from 'The First Twelve Roman Caesars', after Tempesta

1610–50
Etching and engraving
29.7 × 23 cm (11.7 × 9.1 in)

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