Galba adopts Piso, 1748

Title

Galba adopts Piso

Draughtsman

• Paul Egell

Part Number / Total

7 / 14

Period Produced

• 18th century

School

• Baroque
• rococo

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• graphite?
• Vergé paper
• handmade paper

Technique

• pen drawing
• pencil drawing
• graphite drawing?

Geographic Reference

• German

Production Reason

• figure study
• movement study
• composition study
• design for an engraving

Captions Added Later

Verso unten links Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356), mit zugehöriger Inventarnummer

Watermark

• Nicht vorhanden

Work Catalogues

• Lankheit 1954.106.81

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Genre

• historical narration
• literary representation

Persons Shown

• Galba (Roman Emperor)
• Lucius Calpurnius Piso Frugi Licinianus

Primary

• 98B(GALBA(Römisches Reich, Kaiser))(+9) male persons from classical history (GALBA(Römisches Reich, Kaiser)) (+ belonging to Roman history)
• 98B(CALPURNIUS PISO FRUGI, Lucius)(+9) male persons from classical history (CALPURNIUS PISO FRUGI, Lucius) (+ belonging to Roman history)
• 42B321 adoption (of a child)

Secondary

• 44B1212 throne
• 45B the soldier; the soldier's life

Historic Attribution

• German draughtsman