Egid Verhelst (1733-1818)
Günther XXI von Schwarzburg 1777
Etching | 11.6 x 6.8 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 612679
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Etching of Günther XXI von Schwarzburg, King of Germany. Half length portrait inclined left, wearing a crowned helmet, chain mail and armour while carrying a sceptre in his right hand. The portrait sits within a circular frame decorated with swags of laurel leaves. Below the portrait is a coin/medal/seal bearing the Latin inscription 'GUNTHERI DEI GRATIA ROMAN: REGIS SEMPER AUGUSTI SECRET' and an armorial shield decorated with the Imperial Eagle. The plate has been trimmed.
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Etching
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11.6 x 6.8 cm (sheet of paper)
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