Title: Plate 2: Emperor Augustus on Horseback, from "The First Twelve Emperors of Ancient Rome"
Object type: Print
Date: 1610–50
Portfolio: The First Twelve Emperors of Ancient Rome
Artist:  Matthäus Merian the Elder 
Artist bio: Swiss, Basel 1593–1650 Schwalbach
Artist nationality: Swiss
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Etching and engraving
Dimensions: Sheet: 11 13/16 × 9 1/16 in. (30 × 23 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
Department: Drawings and Prints
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Emperor Augustus, term: Portraits, term: Horses