Plate 19: frederick iv and maximilian i with juno and vulcan; at centre stands the statue of frederick iv, holding a sceptre and orb and shown wearing an ermine trimmed mantle and a cap adorned with a laurel wreath; at the far right stands the statue of maximilian i, crowned and dressed in full armour beneath his mantle, portrayed holding an orb and raising his sceptre; between them is the term of vulcan, gripping a hammer and torch; at the far left is the term of juno nuptialis; unsigned; after peter paul rubens; illustration for gaspar gevaerts' "pompa introitus" (antwerp, 1641)
etching. Date: 1635-1641 (c.). Dimensions: Height: 309 mm (plate-mark); Height: 649 mm (sheet); Width: 380 mm; Width: 543 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Gaspar Gevaerts. Collection: British Museum. Print, book-illustration (BM 1884,0112.50)
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