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Abilltung wie königliche Maistät in Engelandt Die Artickel Dess Spanischen Heyraths Jur: Bekreftiget Anno 1623

[Illustration of His Majesty in England signing the Spanish Marriage treaty in the year 1623]

ANONYMOUS
[Frankfurt or Cologne,
Erasmus Kempffer or Abraham Hogenberg,
1627].
Engraved print.
280 by 330mm. (11 by 13 inches).
12521

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The second state of an anonymous German print showing the conclusion of the Spanish Marriage Treaty between England and Spain. Originally produced without the title and lettering, the print reappeared in two books in 1627: 'Fama Austriaca' by Kaspar Ens (Abraham Hogenberg, Cologne) and 'Laurea Austriaca' by Michael Caspar Lundorp (Erasmus Kempffer, Frankfurt). Both are held in the British Museum but show no difference except a slight variation in the wear of the plate at th...

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bibliography:

BM 1874,0613.2504 or BM 1870,1112.212.

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