German

Laocoon hurls a spear at the wooden horse standing in the foreground; the site of Troy is full of warriors.

Laokoon schleudert eine Lanze auf das im Vordergrund stehende Hölzerne Pferd; das Gelände vor Troja ist voller Krieger. (Suerbaum)

Engraving from a German children’s picture-book version of the Aeneid by G. J. Lang and G. C. Eimmart, “A tapestry of Roman virtues as seen in Vergil’s Aeneas and his brave deeds, rendered in sparkling engravings, as illustrations of the remarkable deeds of antiquity, for the common benefit of noble youth,” (Peplus virtutum Romanarum in Aenea Virgiliano eiusque rebus fortiter gestis, ad maiorem antiquitatis et rerum lucem, communi iuventutis sacratae bono, aere renitens) (Nuremburg: J.L. Buggel, 1688), pl. 7.

Athena brings (or Epeos shows) the model of the wooden horse; craftsmen are busy trying to build the wooden horse.

Athene bringt oder zeigt Epeos das Modell des Hölzernen Pferdes; Handwerker sind damit beschäftigt, das Hölzerne Pferd zu bauen. (Suerbaum)

Engraving from a German children’s picture-book version of the Aeneid by G. J. Lang and G. C. Eimmart, “A tapestry of Roman virtues as seen in Vergil’s Aeneas and his brave deeds, rendered in sparkling engravings, as illustrations of the remarkable deeds of antiquity, for the common benefit of noble youth,” (Peplus virtutum Romanarum in Aenea Virgiliano eiusque rebus fortiter gestis, ad maiorem antiquitatis et rerum lucem, communi iuventutis sacratae bono, aere renitens) (Nuremburg: J.L. Buggel, 1688), pl. 6.

Venus (as a huntress with a quiver) appears in the clouds to Achates, who sinks to his knees, and Aeneas and shows them Carthage.

Venus (als Jägerin mit Köcher) erscheint in den Wolken dem Achates, der auf das Knie sinkt, und dem Aeneas und zeigt ihnen Karthago. (Suerbaum)

Engraving from a German children’s picture-book version of the Aeneid by G. J. Lang and G. C. Eimmart, “A tapestry of Roman virtues as seen in Vergil’s Aeneas and his brave deeds, rendered in sparkling engravings, as illustrations of the remarkable deeds of antiquity, for the common benefit of noble youth,” (Peplus virtutum Romanarum in Aenea Virgiliano eiusque rebus fortiter gestis, ad maiorem antiquitatis et rerum lucem, communi iuventutis sacratae bono, aere renitens) (Nuremburg: J.L. Buggel, 1688), pl. 5.

The Trojans prepare the deer slain by Aeneas before a meal.

Die Trojaner bereiten aus den von Aeneas erlegten Hirschen ein Mahl vor. (Suerbaum)

Engraving from a German children’s picture-book version of the Aeneid by G. J. Lang and G. C. Eimmart, “A tapestry of Roman virtues as seen in Vergil’s Aeneas and his brave deeds, rendered in sparkling engravings, as illustrations of the remarkable deeds of antiquity, for the common benefit of noble youth,” (Peplus virtutum Romanarum in Aenea Virgiliano eiusque rebus fortiter gestis, ad maiorem antiquitatis et rerum lucem, communi iuventutis sacratae bono, aere renitens) (Nuremburg: J.L. Buggel, 1688), pl. 4.

Neptune on his seahorse drawn chariot and the sea creatures come to help the beleaguered Trojan ships from the storm; there is a god in the sunshine in the clouds making a princely gesture (Jupiter?).

Neptun auf seinem Seepferdwagen und Meereswesen kommen den vom Sturm bedrängten trojanischen Schiffen zu Hilfe; ein Gott im Sonnenglanz mit herrscherlicher Gebärde in den Wolken (Jupiter?). (Suerbaum)

Engraving from a German children’s picture-book version of the Aeneid by G. J. Lang and G. C. Eimmart, “A tapestry of Roman virtues as seen in Vergil’s Aeneas and his brave deeds, rendered in sparkling engravings, as illustrations of the remarkable deeds of antiquity, for the common benefit of noble youth,” (Peplus virtutum Romanarum in Aenea Virgiliano eiusque rebus fortiter gestis, ad maiorem antiquitatis et rerum lucem, communi iuventutis sacratae bono, aere renitens) (Nuremburg: J.L. Buggel, 1688), pl. 3.

The winds fall upon the Trojan fleet, which is in distress at sea; the shipwrecked men are saved on shore.

Die Winde fallen über die trojanische Flotte her, die in Seenot gerät; Schiffbrüchige retten sich ans Ufer. (Suerbaum)

Engraving from a German children’s picture-book version of the Aeneid by G. J. Lang and G. C. Eimmart, “A tapestry of Roman virtues as seen in Vergil’s Aeneas and his brave deeds, rendered in sparkling engravings, as illustrations of the remarkable deeds of antiquity, for the common benefit of noble youth,” (Peplus virtutum Romanarum in Aenea Virgiliano eiusque rebus fortiter gestis, ad maiorem antiquitatis et rerum lucem, communi iuventutis sacratae bono, aere renitens) (Nuremburg: J.L. Buggel, 1688), pl. 2.

Juno seeks out Aeolus (he is shown like Chronos, as an old man with wings) with the proposition of winning a Nymph, if he lets the winds go against the fleet of Aeneas.

Juno sucht Aeolus (der wie Chronos dargestellt ist: als alter Mann mit Flügeln) durch das Angebot einer Nymphe dazu zu gewinnen, die Winde gegen die Flotte des Aeneas loszulassen. (Suerbaum)

Engraving from a German children’s picture-book version of the Aeneid by G. J. Lang and G. C. Eimmart, “A tapestry of Roman virtues as seen in Vergil’s Aeneas and his brave deeds, rendered in sparkling engravings, as illustrations of the remarkable deeds of antiquity, for the common benefit of noble youth,” (Peplus virtutum Romanarum in Aenea Virgiliano eiusque rebus fortiter gestis, ad maiorem antiquitatis et rerum lucem, communi iuventutis sacratae bono, aere renitens) (Nuremburg: J.L. Buggel, 1688), pl. 1.