Josephus I c.1688-1711

Mezzotint | 18.0 x 13.4 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 613490

Peter Schenck (1660-1718/19)

Description

A mezzotint of Holy Roman Emperor Joseph I as a child. A short half length portrait inclined left with his head turned slightly to the right. He wears a crown, brocade cloak and the badge of the Order of the Golden Fleece. A Latin inscription sits above the portrait, 'Reget Patrys Virtutibus Orbem', while a Dutch verse sits below. Another impression can be found in Coxe's Marlborough I, 140.
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Creator(s)

Search the collection Peter Schenck (1660-1718/19)
(mezzotinter)

Search the collection Schenck, Peter: Amsterdam
(publisher)

Subject(s)

Search the collection Josef I, Holy Roman Emperor (1678-1711)
Physical properties

Medium and techniques

Mezzotint

mezzotint

Measurements

18.0 x 13.4 cm (sheet of paper)
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visual works
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