Roman General (?) Seated before Ruins

A bearded, elderly man in loose draped robes sits on a stone plinth, holding a rolled scroll in one hand and resting the other on his knee. Behind him, a fragmentary arch and carved architecture suggest a ruined classical setting, rendered in fine cross-hatched engraving.

Look closer: A monogram or signature appears in small letters at the lower right corner of the plate.

Artist

Lambert Suavius

Date

1525–76

Medium

Engraving

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

2249 × 3277 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1956