Print, book-illustration, Theodoor van Thulden, 1635-1641 (c.)

Plate 20: charles v and ferdinand i with hercules and neptune; at centre stands the statue of charles v accompanied be the imperial eagle clutching a thunderbolt in its talons; wearing a suit of half-armour and a laurel wreath, he holds and orb and brandishes his sword; at the far right stands the statue of ferdinand i, crowned, looking to his right, wearing a full suit of armour beneath his mantle and holding a sceptre and an orb surmounted by a cross; between them is the term of neptune, gripping his trident; at the far left is the term of hercules; unsigned; after peter paul rubens; illustration for gaspar gevaerts' "pompa introitus" (antwerp, 1641) etching. Date: 1635-1641 (c.). Dimensions: Height: 308 mm (plate-mark); Height: 649 mm (sheet); Width: 383 mm; Width: 543 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Gaspar Gevaerts. Collection: British Museum. Print, book-illustration (BM 1884,0112.51)