The Omen of Claudius's Imperial Powers
In the Sale Inventory this is unnumbered but appears next to no 9
Van der Doort c.1639
WS 43, № 7
Giulio Romano
Eagle flying to sit on Julius Caesar's left shoulder, accompanied with 3 men coming from the Roman Senate
Walpole Society reference (1960):
Measurements (Van der Doort):
3ft 11in x 3ft 1in (119.4 x 94cm)
Light:
light from the [blank]
Frame:
wooden gilded frame
Provenance:
Mantua piece
Gift / Exchange / Bought / Inherited:
bought
Location:
Room description extended:
Towards the Orchard
Original Manuscript page number:
MS. Ash. 1514, f. 57
Charles II inventory c1666:
Whitehall, no 171, 122 x 94
Identification certainty:
Identified
Sale Inventory c.1649-51