The son of Titus Manlius Torquatus ignores his father's order not to engage in battle with the enemy. To show the army that he is commander and his son subordinate, Titus Manlius Torquatus has his son beheaded. The executioner is about to cut off the boy's head with his axe, Titus Manlius Torquatus has his son beheaded, print maker: Ludwig Gottlieb Portman, (mentioned on object), intermediary draughtsman: Jacobus Buys, (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1794, paper, h 214 mm × w 144 mm

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