A feast is taking place in the sky that Romulus organized in honor of the gods. He stands before Jupiter resting on a couch and intercedes with him on behalf of his successors. At his feet an instrument indicating how long they can speak. On the right emperors Julius Caesar, Augustus, Trajan and Marcus Aurelius. On the left, Hercules pointing to Alexander the Great who again looks thoughtfully at the others. In the margin a five-line caption in French, Feast of Romulus Title page for: Flavius Claudius Julianus Apostata, Les cesars de l'empereur Julien, 1728, print maker: Bernard Picart, (

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