Drawing, A Roman Soldier Fighting Hannibal's Elephant

This is a Drawing. It was created by Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus and published by Philips Galle and engraved by Karel van Mallery and subject: Pliny the Elder. It is dated 1596 or before and we acquired it in 1901. Its medium is pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over black chalk on laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Various Donors. It is credited Museum purchase through gift of various donors.

Its dimensions are

10.3 x 13.8 cm (4 1/16 x 5 7/16 in. )

It is inscribed

Recto: upper left: aniballe / vestita arabi / A veste lungho lower left: qua alcuna morti / Romani center right: tutti soldati morti / p[er] terra sino a 7 lower right: che sia tagliata / el nifalo / elifante magiore Verso: Anibale fecce combatere tra loro parecchi Romani prigioni 7. / campovive uno e lo fecce gettar vive a un liofante prometten / doli se l' ammazzava lassarlo andar libro il Romano / amanazzo li elefante a solo a solo ma fu fatto morire da chavalleri da Anibale L[ibro] 8 cap - 7 - plinie

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