Content: In 58 B.C. Cicero was exiled and his property seized or destroyed. Terentia, wife of Cicero, was removed by force from the Temple of Vesta where she had been given sanctuary and brought to Valerius for questioning concerning her husband.
Statement Of Responsibility: "Painted by H. Howard R.A." "Engraved by W. Bromley." "London ; Published by W. Suttaby, Oct. 1st. 1808."--lettered on border.

Physical Description

Etchings
Engravings
Extent: plate mark 12.3 x 7.5 cm
"Book I. letter VII. page 22."--lettered on border.

Identifiers

Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 6b4c69a0-c5bf-012f-c1b6-58d385a7bc34

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Type Of Resource

Still Image

Date Issued

1808-10-01

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Terentia forcibly dragged from the Temple of Vesta" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1808. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6b4c69a0-c5bf-012f-c1b6-58d385a7bc34

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1808). Terentia forcibly dragged from the Temple of Vesta Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6b4c69a0-c5bf-012f-c1b6-58d385a7bc34

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Terentia forcibly dragged from the Temple of Vesta" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 12, 2026. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6b4c69a0-c5bf-012f-c1b6-58d385a7bc34

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