Reindeer Antiques has dated this piece to the 17th Century.
Presented in its original ebonised frame.
Circa 1720
Titian's original portrait of Otho entered the Royal Collection with Charles I's purchase of the Duke of Mantua's exceptional art collection in 1628. It formed part of a set depicting the 12 Emperors of Rome painted by Titian 1536-9. The paintings were famously engraved by Aegidius Sadeler in the 1590s and it is unsurprising that Charles I commissioned Van Voerst to rival them. The paintings were sold after Charles's execution and entered the Spanish Royal Collection.
Van Dyck adapated Titian's portrait of Otho in armour to create a portrait of Charles I and this may be Van Voerst engraved only this painting from Titian's series.
Reindeer Antiques has dated this piece to the 17th Century.
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Reverse Glass Print of the Roman Emperor Otho
