Medallion with a portrait of Marcus Junius Brutus, print, Medallion with a portrait of a man, next to him a fasces., printmaker: Reinier Vinkeles (I), Amsterdam, publisher: Adriaan Pietersz. Loosjes, Haarlem, 1798, paper, etching, proof print, height 237 mm x width 157 mm, Roman Antiquities of Freedom and Love of Fatherland. Haarlem: A. Loosjes, 1798., Person, Marcus Junius Brutus, symbols and allegories of law, 'Legge', 'Legge civile' (Ripa) ('fasces cum securibus'), A detailed engraved profile of a young person facing left is shown inside an oval frame decorated with a laurel wreath; the head has short, wavy hair and a smooth neck, and the figure wears a draped garment with a visible fastening at the shoulder. The oval sits on a textured rectangular background that looks like a carved or etched stone slab with rough edges and subtle plant-like embellishments at the corners. Behind the figure and within the oval is a dark, densely crosshatched field and beside the head a vertical staf...
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Medallion with a portrait of Marcus Junius Brutus, print, Medallion with a portrait of a man, next to him a fasces., printmaker: Reinier Vinkeles (I), Amsterdam, publisher: Adriaan Pietersz. Loosjes, Haarlem, 1798, paper, etching, proof print, height 237 mm x width 157 mm, Roman Antiquities of Freedom and Love of Fatherland. Haarlem: A. Loosjes, 1798., Person, Marcus Junius Brutus, symbols and allegories of law, 'Legge', 'Legge civile' (Ripa) ('fasces cum securibus'), A detailed engraved profile of a young person facing left is shown inside an oval frame decorated with a laurel wreath; the head has short, wavy hair and a smooth neck, and the figure wears a draped garment with a visible fastening at the shoulder. The oval sits on a textured rectangular background that looks like a carved or etched stone slab with rough edges and subtle plant-like embellishments at the corners. Behind the figure and within the oval is a dark, densely crosshatched field and beside the head a vertical staff topped with a small flame-like ornament. The overall image is rendered in fine black lines and crosshatching on a pale paper surface.

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Medallion portrait Marcus Junius Brutus print man next fasces printmaker Reinier Vinkeles I Amsterdam publisher Adriaan Pietersz Loosjes Haarlem 1798 paper etching proof print height 237 mm x width 157 mm Roman Antiquities Freedom Love Fatherland A Person symbols allegories law Legge Legge civile Ripa fasces cum securibus detailed engraved profile young person facing left shown inside oval frame decorated laurel wreath head short wavy hair smooth neck figure wears draped garment visible fastening shoulder oval sits textured rectangular background looks carved etched stone slab rough edges subtle plant- embellishments corners figure within oval dark densely crosshatched field beside vertical staff topped small flame- ornament image rendered fine black lines crosshatching pale paper surface

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