Print, title-page, Theodoor van Thulden, 1635-1641 (c.)

Title-page with title inscribed on an architectural monument at portal centre, flanked by four terms: mars drawing his sword with personification of victory in profile at left, and mercury carrying caduceus with personification of peace in profile at right; portrait of philip iv, king of spain appears atop arch in profile and enframed by oak and laurel wreath, buttressed by two horns of plenty, with cybele and a lion at left and oceanus at right; evening star above, with aurora and luna driving chariots at left and right; in pediment appears philip iv, enthroned, presenting commander's baton to ferdinand; between them an eagle spreads its wings and a lion holds a globe, with the personification of public welfare behind ferdinand at right; after peter paul rubens; title-page to gaspar gevaerts' "pompa introitus" (antwerp, 1641) engraving and etching. Date: 1635-1641 (c.). Dimensions: Height: 495 mm (plate-mark); Height: 649 mm (sheet); Width: 333 mm; Width: 543 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Gaspar Gevaerts. Collection: British Museum. Print, title-page (BM 1884,0112.31)