On the steps of the temple of Castor sits Metellus, accompanied by Caesar. Marcus Porcius Cato the Younger storms up the steps and comes between them. Cato snatches the letter from Metellus' hands and Thermus holds his hand in front of his mouth to prevent him from speaking, Cato's resistance to Metellus Nepos, print maker: Ludwig Gottlieb Portman, (mentioned on object), intermediary draughtsman: Jacobus Buys, (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1799, paper, etching, h 208 mm × w 132 mm

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