Marcus Tullius Cicero
Summary
Painting depicting a three quarter right hand profile perspective portrait of Roman orator Marcus Tullius Cicero, surrounded by wreath of leaves. To the right of the portrait a scene of a beheading is depicted, with a Roman soldier raising his sword before the prisoner with bent head. To left of portrait a group of soldiers is depicted, with the foremost soldier gesturing towards the execution group. The painting is depicted in grey, with pronounced detailing on the central character in terms of tone and shading.
Object Name
Marcus Tullius Cicero
Creators Name
Date Created
1800-1803
Dimensions
unframed: 41.5cm x 103cm
framed: 49.2cm x 112.3cm
accession number
1885.18
Place of creation
England
Support
canvas
Medium
tempera
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