Plate 22: matthias i and ferdinand ii with venus victrix, jupiter conservator and diana; at left stands venus victrix holding an apple; to her right stands the statue of matthias i, holding his sword, his sceptre and an orb; at centre stands the term of jupiter conservator grasping bolts of lightning; at right under the arch is the statue of the reigning monarch, ferdinand ii, holding a sceptre and orb, crushing a serpent underfoot; at far right stands the term of diana, with her moon diadem, bow and quiver of arrows; illustration for gaspar gevaerts' "pompa introitus" (antwerp, 1641)
etching. Date: 1635-1641 (c.). Dimensions: Height: 309 mm (plate-mark); Height: 649 mm (sheet); Width: 474 mm; Width: 543 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Gaspar Gevaerts. Collection: British Museum. Print, book-illustration (BM 1884,0112.53)
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