Plate 8: equestrian statue of Otho, seen from behind, his death scene in the background with him stabbing himself at right and the burning of his body at left, from 'Roman Emperors on Horseback'
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Portfolio: 'Roman Emperors on Horseback'
Artist: Adriaen Collaert|Philips Galle|Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus
Artist bio: Netherlandish, Antwerp ca. 1560–1618 Antwerp|Netherlandish, Haarlem 1537–1612 Antwerp|Netherlandish, Bruges 1523–1605 Florence
Artist role: Artist|Publisher|Artist
Artist nationality: Netherlandish|Netherlandish|Netherlandish
Date: ca. 1587–89
Medium: Engraving, squared in graphite
Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 12 5/8 × 8 9/16 in. (32.1 × 21.7 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949
Accession year: 1949
Tags: Horses|Sculpture|Battles|Swords|Men