Caption:
Roman hastatus or mounted lancer, ancient Rome. Mounted on a horse, wearing galea helmet, tunic, baldric belt, sagulum gregale or short trousers. Armed with shield and spear. In the background, a cohort of lancers in battle. Cavalier Hastat chez les Romains. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by L. Labrousse, artist of Bordeaux, under the direction of Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur from his Lantique Rome, ou description historique et pittoresque, Ancient Rome, or historical and picturesque description, Chez Deroy, Paris, 1796.