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Title: Plate 6: equestrian statue of Nero, seen from behind, the Great Fire of Rome in the background, from 'Roman Emperors on Horseback'

Series/Portfolio: 'Roman Emperors on Horseback'

Artist: Adriaen Collaert (Netherlandish, Antwerp ca. 1560–1618 Antwerp)

Artist: After Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus (Netherlandish, Bruges 1523–1605 Florence)

Publisher: Philips Galle (Netherlandish, Haarlem 1537–1612 Antwerp)

Date: ca. 1587–89

Medium: Engraving, squared in graphite

Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 12 9/16 × 8 7/16 in. (31.9 × 21.5 cm)

Classification: Prints

Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949

Object Number: 49.95.1002(6)

A portfolio series depicting various [[horses]] being [[horseback_riding|ridden] by [[roman_empire|Roman]] [[emperors]], drawn by [[jan_van_der_straet_(stradanus)|Jan van der Straet]] in the early [[16th_century]].