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Albert II of Germany 1645
Chiaroscuro woodcut | 20.0 x 19.1 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 612366.aa

Christoffel Jegher (1596-1652/3)
Item: Albert II of Germany 1645
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Chiaroscuro woodcut of Albert II, King of Germany.Half length portrait in profile facing the right, printed in brown and black ink that has been heightened by the natural colour of the paper. Albert wears armour and a crown while holding a sceptre and dagger. A Latin inscription within the circular frame reads 'ALBERTVS D.G. ROMANORVM. REX.' The print comes from Icones Imperatorum Romanorum; this fifth and final volume, published in 1645, added to a four volume series which posthumously published the work of Hubert Goltzius (1526-1583). The fifth volume contained 160 biographies of emperors, each illustrated with a chiaroscuro woodcut by Christoffel Jegher (1596-1652/3), (British Museum, shelfmark 209*.a.3). The print has been trimmed.
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Chiaroscuro woodcut
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20.0 x 19.1 cm (sheet of paper)
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