Eleonor Marie of Austria, Dowry Queen of Poland

"eleanor of austria - eleonore of hasbourg by nicolas de larmessin engraving executed in 1681 dimensions of the entire sheet = 28 x 21 cm dimensions per board 18 x 15 cm tiny foxing & halos on the edges original document from the 17th century eleanor of habsburg or austria, born november 15, 1498 in louvain (hapsburg netherlands), died february 18, 1558 in talavera la real (castile), queen consort of portugal from 1518 to 1521 and queen of france from 1530 to 1547. Eldest daughter of philip i the handsome, archduke of austria, and joan i the mad, queen of castile. She grew up in the netherlands, with her brother, the future emperor charles v. Although an infante of castile, her culture and mother tongue are french. She first married king manuel i of portugal. After three years of marriage and eight years of widowhood, she was married to king francis i of france. Having become a widow, she received as a dower the duchy of touraine from 1547 to 1558, she lived her last years in the netherlands alongside her sister marie. She then followed her brother to spain after his abdication and died a year later at the age of fifty-nine. Nicolas ii de larmessin, usually referred to as nicolas de larmessin or nicolas i de larmessin, born in 1632 and died in 1694, is a french engraver and publisher based in paris, under the imprint of la pomme d'or. He is mainly known for his prints representing the kings of france, from pharamond to louis xiv, the queens of france and several popes, as well as for the plates known as grotesque costumes, representing different professions. "[1]. Date: Published by Paris, 1684. Medium: engraving.