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Trophy of Octavius Augustus

Artist/Maker (Italian, 1720–1778)
Date1753
MediumEtching
DimensionsImage: 25 5/8 × 13 3/4 in. (65.1 × 34.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. Ruth Benedict
EditionPlate 4 in 1st Edition (1753); Plate 6 in 2nd edition (1780). Either 1st or 2nd edition, but as no changes occurred in this print between these two editions, it seems impossible to tell in which edition it actually appeared. (See Hind, pp. 82-83 for description of Editions.)
PortfolioTrofei di Ottaviano Augusto (Trophies of Octavian Augustus)
Object number1971.63
Status
Not on view
Exhibition History
The Grand Tour: Representations and Recollections of Italy, 1750-1850
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (October 28, 1997 - January 4, 1998 )
Surveying the Ruin: The Architectural Landscape on Paper
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (March 1, 2005 - August 21, 2005 )
Imaging Rome Through Artists' Eyes, 1600-1800
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (February 3, 2009 - June 14, 2009 )
Time Well Spent: Art and Temporality
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (July 26, 2016 - December 23, 2016 )
Collections
  • European