Plate 1: Emperor Julius Caesar on Horseback, from 'The First Twelve Roman Caesars' 1596

Antonio Tempesta's "Plate 1: Emperor Julius Caesar on Horseback" (1596) is an etching that depicts the Roman emperor in an equestrian portrait. The image is part of the artist's series "The First Twelve Roman Caesars" and features Caesar in a laurel wreath, Roman armor, and a flowing cloak, mounted on a rearing horse. The realistic rendering of the subject and the detail in the horse's anatomy are typical of the artist's work.