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Peter Isselburg
(1568 - 1630)
DOUBLE PORTRAIT OF EMPEROR MATTHIAS AND HIS WIFE EMPRESS ANNA, after Gabriel Weyer. 1613. Hollstein 89, only state. Engraving, 233 x 310 mm (9.2 x 12.2"), trimmed along the plate mark. A fine, rich impression. Two narrow printer's creases at bottom, faint residue of old glue on verso.
The Emperor and Empress are each in lettered oval frames, facing one another; the ovals are flanked by Justitia, Fortitudo, and Pax; two putti with wreaths and the Imperial Eagle at top.
$3,200.
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