Caption:
Romulus and Remus. Artist: After Giulio Romano (Italian, Rome 1499?-1546 Mantua). Dimensions: Sheet: 4 5/16 × 5 3/4 in. (10.9 × 14.6 cm), cut within image at sides. Etcher: Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607-1677 London). Series/Portfolio: From a series of six plates, etched by Hollar after drawings by Giulio Romano from the collection of Nicolas Lanier, designs for stucco medallions at the Palazzo Te in Mantua; see New Hollstein 1182-1187.. Date: 1652.
Romulus and Remus suckling milk from a wolf, standing to right with its right hind leg on a rock. From a series of six plates, etched by Hollar after drawings by Giulio Romano from the collection of Nicolas Lanier, designs for stucco medallions at the Palazzo Te in Mantua.