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Engraved profile bust of a man with a laurel wreath and armored breastplate showing a Medusa head, with Latin inscription below.

Julius Caesar, Perpetual Dictator, from Twelve Famous Greek and Roman Men

An engraved bust of a man in left profile, his hair bound with a laurel wreath and his armored cuirass decorated with a Medusa head at the center. The lower margin bears the inscription 'C CAESAR DICT PERPETVO' and 'Ex marmore antiquo', and fine hatched lines give the sheet a warm, sepia-toned tone.

Artist
Boetius Adams Bolswert
Date
c. 1633
Medium
Engraving on buff laid paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2282 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1638).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mrs. Harry L. Calvin

Español: Julio César, dictador perpetuo, grabado hacia 1633

Busto grabado de un hombre de perfil hacia la izquierda, con el cabello ceñido por una corona de laurel y una coraza decorada con una cabeza de Medusa en el centro. El margen inferior lleva la inscripción 'C CAESAR DICT PERPETVO' y 'Ex marmore antiquo', y las finas líneas cruzadas dan a la hoja un tono cálido color sepia.

Português: Júlio César, ditador perpétuo, gravura c. 1633

Busto gravado de um homem em perfil voltado para a esquerda, com o cabelo cingido por uma coroa de louros e uma couraça decorada com uma cabeça de Medusa no centro. A margem inferior traz a inscrição 'C CAESAR DICT PERPETVO' e 'Ex marmore antiquo', e as finas linhas hachuradas dão à folha um tom quente cor de sépia.

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