Portrait of Julius Caesar after Ingres

Image en noir et blanc d'un portrait de Jules César d'après Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
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This engraving after a painting by Ingres shows the Roman general and is symbolic of Napoleon III’s long-standing interest in Julius Caesar. It was reproduced in the first volume of the Histoire de Jules César, written by the emperor.

MAN, inv. bib59 ©MAN/Valorie Gô

MAN, inv. bib59 ©MAN/Valorie Gô

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