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A Roman Emperor: 41 AD
(18th and 19th Centuries )
In AD 41, the debauched Roman emperor Caligula was murdered. Gratus, a member of the Praetorian, draws a curtain aside to reveal the terrified Claudius who is hailed as emperor on the spot. Beneath the herm in the background, lie the bodies of Caligula, his wife Caesonia, their young daughter and a bystander. The blood stains on the herm denote the struggle that has transpired as well as the setting, the Hermaeum, an apartment in the Palace where Claudius had sought refuge.
Opus LXXXVIII
Inscription
Provenance
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Commissioned by Messrs Ernest Gambart, London, 1871; transferred to M. Pilgeram and L.H. Lefevre, London, 1878; purchased by William T. Walters, Baltimore, 1882; inherited by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894; by bequest Walters Art Museum, 1931.
Exhibitions
| 2014-2016 | From Rye to Raphael: The Walters Story. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
| 1996-1997 | Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema. Amsterdam: Van Gogh Museum, AJ Amsterdam; Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool. |
| 1991-1992 | Empires Restored, Elysium Revisited: The Art of Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema. Amsterdam: Van Gogh Museum, AJ Amsterdam; The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown; The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore; Taft Museum of Art, Cincinnati; The Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis. |
| 1977-1978 | I, Claudius: Art in the Age of Julio-Claudians. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1882 | Grosvenor Gallery, London, 1882. Grosvenor Gallery, London. |
| 1878 | Exposition Universelle. Paris. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 4/19/1966 | Treatment | varnish removed; lined; inpainted; coated |
| 8/16/1990 | Loan Consideration | examined for loan |
| 7/15/1992 | Loan Consideration | examined for loan |
| 5/22/1996 | Loan Consideration | examined for loan |
Measurements
H: 33 7/8 x W: 68 5/8 in. (86 x 174.3 cm); Framed H: 50 3/4 x W: 86 x D: 5 1/2 in. (128.9 x 218.4 x 14 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. Walters, 1882
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
37.165