Identification title(s): portrait of german emperor ferdinand iii with an allegory on war and peace. Object type: print object number: rp-p-ob-67. 965. A. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 240. Description: upper part of a scene with the portrait of german emperor ferdinand iii with an allegory on war and peace. Ferdinand iii, german emperor, with a sword in one hand and an orb in the other. An allegorical representation of war and peace surrounds his portrait. Putti fly in the air with stone tablets in which laws are carved. Two putti point to a scale on the sun, which can change from day to night. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: michel natalis (mentioned on object), after a drawing by: abraham van diepenbeeck (mentioned on object). Place of manufacture: antwerp. Date: 1645. Physical features: engraving. Material: paper technique: engraving (printing process). Dimensions: plate edge: h 510 mm × w 690 mm. Subject: what: war and peace cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'. Who: ferdinand iii (german emperor). Acquisition: transfer of management 1816. Date: 1645.
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