Les Sabines

1 line-engraving on paper after David dated 1799; Romulus's wife, Hersilia, the daughter of Titus Tatius, leader of the Sabines, rushing between her husband and her father and placing her babies between them. Romulus prepares to strike Tatius who is half-retreating with his spear, but hesitates. In the background is the Tarpeian Rock 1 line-engraving on paper after David dated 1799; Romulus's wife, Hersilia, the daughter of Titus Tatius, leader of the Sabines, rushing between her husband and her father and placing her babies between them. Romulus prepares to strike Tatius who is half-retreating with his spear, but hesitates. In the background is the Tarpeian Rock Large oblong folio. Dedham, Henry Hornblower, 2009. Prints, Drawings and Watercolors from the Anne S.K. Brown Military Collection, Brown University Library Digital object made available by: Brown University Library, John Hay Library, University Archives and Manuscripts, Box A, Brown University, Providence, RI, 02912, U.S.A., (http://library.brown.edu/)