An emperor leans on a cartouche bearing the title in Latin. In the background, a wedding is being performed. At top, a servant offering a bowl to the emperor and his wife. In the background a soldier stabbing himself with his sword. At the bottom in a cartouche an imprint in Latin, An Emperor in a Room Title page for: C. Forstner, C. Cornelii Taciti, nota politica, Que sunt Continuatio, 1652, print maker: Reinier van Persijn, (mentioned on object), publisher: Franciscus Moyaerd, (mentioned on object), print maker: Gouda, publisher: Leiden, 1652, paper, engraving, h 115 mm × w 64 mm

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