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Gaius Mucius Scaevola's ordeal by fire: Gaius Mucius is holding his outstretched arm over the fire blazing in a cauldron before the king, watched by a crowd of soldiers. Etching by J. Goupy, 1726.
Lettering: Romanus sum civis. Caium Mutium vocant. Hostis hostem occidere volui. nec ad mortem minus est animi quam ad coedem fuit. et facere, et pati fortia, Romanum est. T.Liv. Lib.2. Inventio sculptoris pinxit in gratiam Dni. Johannis Taylor &c. de Bifrons in comitatu Cantii. Jos. Goupy Londini fecit
Creator
- Joseph Goupy
- Joseph Goupy
Type of item
- Etchings
Creator
- Joseph Goupy
- Joseph Goupy
Type of item
- Etchings
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Rights
- Credit: Wellcome Collection
Creation date
- 1726
- 1726
Source
- V0048235
Identifier
- V0048235
- b1200370
- ICV No 48881
- wnwmz226
Year
- 1726
Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2019-06-09T11:25:22.583Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2019-06-09T11:25:22.583Z