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A BERLIN (K.P.M.) RECTANGULAR PLAQUE, HERMANNS TRIUMPH OVER THE ROMANS
A BERLIN (K.P.M.) RECTANGULAR PLAQUE, HERMANNS TRIUMPH OVER THE ROMANS

LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY, IMPRESSED MONOGRAM AND SCEPTRE MARK, H, CYPHER, AND 315 255, SIGNED R. WAGNER

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A BERLIN (K.P.M.) RECTANGULAR PLAQUE, HERMANNS TRIUMPH OVER THE ROMANS
Late 19th/20th century, impressed monogram and sceptre mark, h, cypher, and 315 255, signed R. Wagner
Finely painted after P. Thumann with Hermann and his soliders returning after their triumph over the Romans, the crowd greeting them with a hero's welcome
10½ x 12 7/8 in. (26.5 x 32.5 cm.), within a giltwood frame

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Paul Thumann, German (1834-1908)

Though Roman legions were long considered indomitable, the young Germanic leader Hermann and his tribal forces vanquished three throngs of these foes in the Battle of Teutoburger Forest (9 A.D.), a triumph considered to be a turning point in Rome's authority over Germany and the British Isles.