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Carolus VI (Holy Roman Emperor) c.1711-1715
Etching with engraving | 30.4 x 18.9 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 613563

Joseph de Montalegre (fl.1710-15)
Carolus VI (Holy Roman Emperor) c.1711-1715
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An etching with engraving of Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI. A head and shoulder length portrait inclined right, wearing a wig, cravat, mantle and armour. The portrait sits within an oval foliate frame decorated with armorial shields, the Imperial Crown, drums and canons. At the top of the plate is a scroll bearing the inscription 'CAROLUS VI D.G. ROMAN. IMP. S.A. HISPAN. HUNG. BOHEM. REX. ARCHIDUX. AUSTRIAE. & &.' At the bottom of the plate is a vignette of a cityscape.
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Etching with engraving
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30.4 x 18.9 cm (sheet of paper)
28.9 x 17.8 cm (platemark)
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