Historical Scenes with Kings

A series of prints depicting dramatic historical encounters involving kings and queens, featuring rich costumes and regal settings.

The Parthian general of the field, Vagises, points to the inside of his hand. He tells Marcus Licinius Crassus that hair will grow on his hand even faster than Crassus will reach Seleucia. Marcus Licinius Crassus laughed at by Parthian envoys, print maker: Ludwig Gottlieb Portman, intermediary draughtsman: Jacobus Buys, Amsterdam, 1800, paper, etching, h 217 mm × w 133 mm
The Parthian general of the field, Vagises, points to the inside of his hand. He tells Marcus Licinius Crassus that hair will grow on his hand even faster than Crassus will reach Seleucia. Marcus Licinius Crassus laughed at by Parthian envoys, print maker: Ludwig Gottlieb Portman, intermediary draughtsman: Jacobus Buys, Amsterdam, 1800, paper, etching, h 217 mm × w 133 mm