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![[Friedrich III] Imp. Cæs Fridericus IV Cogn. Pacificus Ernesti Austr. Fil. Rex. Romanorum.](jpegs/40696.jpg)
[Friedrich III] Imp. Cæs Fridericus IV Cogn. Pacificus Ernesti Austr. Fil. Rex. Romanorum.
I. Ab Hayde [Jan van der Heyden].
[n.d., c.1600.]
Engraving Sheet 300 x 190mm (11¾ x 7½"). Trimmed into image.
Portrait of the Holy Roman Emperor Friedrich III (1415-93), mis-identified at Friedrich IV, probably because he was King Friedrich IV of Germany also. He was the first emperor of the House of Habsburg, the penultimate emperor to be crowned by the Pope and the last to be crowned in Rome. At 53 years his reign was the longest of any German monarch. He was known either as 'the Peaceful' or the 'Arch-Sleepyhead of the Holy Roman Empire'. Vignettes lower left and right claim the invention of both Typography and gunpowder during his reign. On verso is an ink insciption 'P. Mariette 1669', marking this print as coming from the collection of Pierre Mariette II, described by the BM as 'the greatest publisher of the century'. The collection passed to his grandson, Pierre-Jean Mariette (1694-1774), a renowned connoisseur and dealer in old master prints.
[Ref: 40696] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
I. Ab Hayde [Jan van der Heyden].
[n.d., c.1600.]
Engraving Sheet 300 x 190mm (11¾ x 7½"). Trimmed into image.
Portrait of the Holy Roman Emperor Friedrich III (1415-93), mis-identified at Friedrich IV, probably because he was King Friedrich IV of Germany also. He was the first emperor of the House of Habsburg, the penultimate emperor to be crowned by the Pope and the last to be crowned in Rome. At 53 years his reign was the longest of any German monarch. He was known either as 'the Peaceful' or the 'Arch-Sleepyhead of the Holy Roman Empire'. Vignettes lower left and right claim the invention of both Typography and gunpowder during his reign. On verso is an ink insciption 'P. Mariette 1669', marking this print as coming from the collection of Pierre Mariette II, described by the BM as 'the greatest publisher of the century'. The collection passed to his grandson, Pierre-Jean Mariette (1694-1774), a renowned connoisseur and dealer in old master prints.
[Ref: 40696] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)