Mucius Scaevola Roman heroes (series title), The hero Gaius Mucius Scaevola in full length, a sword in the right hand, the scabbard in the left hand. In the background you can see how he fearlessly puts his right hand in front of King Porsenna. Below the show two lines of verse in Latin., Gaius Mucius Scaevola before Porsena: he thrusts his right hand into the flames (the body of the king's secretary who erroneously had been killed instead of Porsena may be seen lying on the ground), anonymous, Amsterdam, 1645 - 1706, paper, engraving, h 247 mm × w 157 mm

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Mucius Scaevola Roman heroes (series title), The hero Gaius Mucius Scaevola in full length, a sword in the right hand, the scabbard in the left hand. In the background you can see how he fearlessly puts his right hand in front of King Porsenna. Below the show two lines of verse in Latin., Gaius Mucius Scaevola before Porsena: he thrusts his right hand into the flames (the body of the king's secretary who erroneously had been killed instead of Porsena may be seen lying on the ground), anonymous, Amsterdam, 1645 - 1706, paper, engraving, h 247 mm × w 157 mm

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