Julius Caesar, Perpetual Dictator, engraving c. 1633
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
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)
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
