Le Vite de Dodici Cesari di Cajo Suetonio Tranquillo

1738

John Baptist Jackson

Artist, British, 1701 - 1780

Suetonius

Author, Roman, 69 - c. 140

Francesco Piacentini

Publisher, Italian, active early 18th century

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bound volume with 12 woodcuts illustrations, one woodcut half-title page and one woodcut title page

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jacob Kainen

  • Dimensions

    Overall (page): 26 x 19.1 cm (10 1/4 x 7 1/2 in.)
    overall (book): 27.3 x 20.3 x 3.8 cm (10 3/4 x 8 x 1 1/2 in.)

  • Accession

    2002.98.38

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

C. Zuccardi (black stamp above half title, not in Lugt). Jacob Kainen [1909-2001], Washington, D.C. (Lugt 4737); gift to NGA, 2002.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

top of spine in brown ink on ticket: Cago Suetonius / Vite / Dei 12 / Imperatori / Romani; below ticket on spine in brown ink: Suetoniujs / Tranquillo; Front cover in brown ink: 3 illegible letters (possibly R.J. B.); inside front cover in brown ink: 291

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