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Pen and wash drawing of a crowd in a classical hall around a fallen man, with a standing figure holding a dagger and a seated statue at left.

The Death of Julius Caesar

A tense crowd of togaed men surrounds a fallen figure in the foreground, while a standing man in a white toga holds a dagger at the right. A statue of a seated figure and a wolf sculpture stand to the left under a colonnaded hall. Pen, ink, and colored wash.

Artist
Unknown
Date
1800–20
Medium
Pen and black ink, gray, red, and yellow wash on white laid paper, laid down
Source
Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
Size
4000 × 2613 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1820).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Español: La muerte de Julio César, dibujo a pluma y aguada

Una multitud agitada de hombres con togas rodea a una figura caída en primer plano, mientras un hombre de pie, con toga blanca, sostiene una daga a la derecha. A la izquierda se ven una estatua sentada y una escultura de loba bajo un salón con columnas. Tinta y aguada de color.

Português: A morte de Júlio César, desenho a pena e aguada

Uma multidão agitada de homens em togas cerca uma figura caída em primeiro plano, enquanto um homem de pé, com toga branca, segura um punhal à direita. À esquerda, uma estátua sentada e uma escultura de loba aparecem sob um salão com colunas. Tinta e aguada colorida.

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