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Engraving of a long-maned horse standing in profile, with a distant battle of soldiers on a hilly plain beneath cloudy skies.

Asturcus, the legendary horse of Julius Caesar, with human forefeet; a battle in the background. Engraving attributed to P. Tröschel.

An engraved horse stands in profile on raised ground, its long wavy mane and tail flowing, while a battle of mounted and foot soldiers spreads across a hilly plain under streaked clouds. Fine hatched lines and the inscription N 21 at the top mark it as a printed plate.

Artist
Georg Simon Winter
Date
[1687]
Medium
Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2567 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1687.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Asturco, caballo legendario de Julio César, grabado

Un caballo grabado aparece de perfil sobre un terreno elevado, con crines y cola largas y ondulantes, mientras al fondo una batalla de jinetes e infantes se extiende por una llanura de colinas bajo nubes rayadas. Las finas líneas cruzadas y la inscripción N 21 en la parte superior indican una lámina impresa.

Português: Asturco, cavalo lendário de Júlio César, gravura

Um cavalo gravado aparece de perfil sobre um terreno elevado, com crina e cauda longas e onduladas, enquanto ao fundo uma batalha de cavaleiros e infantaria se estende por uma planície de colinas sob nuvens listradas. As linhas finas cruzadas e a inscrição N 21 no alto indicam uma gravura impressa.

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