Plate 9: the meeting of the two ferdinands at nördlingen; at the left ferdinand iv, king of hungary, leads the procession of his retinue up the hill to where the cardinal-infante ferdinand awaits; the two cousins greet with a handshake, bows and doffing of their hats; between them the spire of nördlingen church rises in the background; above them fly two eagles clasping laurel wreaths and thunderbolts in their talons; in the foreground the river god, danube reclines at left, encircling the water jug with his arm; before him germania kneels leaning against her shield and holding a crown; and between them at the centre is a naiad; with flowers sprouting at the lower left; after peter paul rubens; illustration for gaspar gevaerts' "pompa introitus" (antwerp, 1641)
etching. Date: 1635-1641 (c.). Dimensions: Height: 279 mm (plate-mark); Height: 649 mm (sheet); Width: 341 mm; Width: 543 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Gaspar Gevaerts. Collection: British Museum. Print, book-illustration (BM 1884,0112.40)
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