This tapestry is from a series depicting the Exploits and Triumphs of Roman Generals which was woven at the Bruges Tapestry works during the mid-16th century. The series concentrated on the lives of Caesar and Scipio and was woven in six editions, see G. Delmoncel and E. Duverger, Bruges et la Tapisserie, Bruges, 1987, pp. 228-233.

A closely related tapestry was sold Christie's London, 19 May 1994, lot 352.