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Johannes Meursius

Plate 33: Armorial trophy on a Tuscan column, surrounded by allegorical figures and cherubs bearing the armorial shields of Ferdinand; from Guillielmus Becanus's 'Serenissimi Principis Ferdinandi, Hispaniarum Infantis...'

1636
Engraving
44.1 × 31.2 cm (17.4 × 12.3 in)

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