Lot 12
Family Tree of the House of Habsburg.- Sadeler II (Aegidius) Ditior Hesperidum ramis defenditur arbos: perpetua heroum sunt monumenta draco divo caesari Ferdinando II semper augusto et invicto bohemiae et ungariae regi, 1629
Hammer Price: £800
Description
Family Tree of the House of Habsburg.- Sadeler II (Aegidius) Ditior Hesperidum ramis defenditur arbos: perpetua heroum sunt monumenta draco divo caesari Ferdinando II semper augusto et invicto bohemiae et ungariae regi, the set of 4, lacking dedication sheet to Ferdinand II, engravings, on laid paper with various 17th century watermarks, each sheet approx. 420 x 565 mm (16 1/2 x 22 1/4 in), or smaller, not conjoined, trimmed to or just within the platemarks, some surface dirt and browning, one sheet with tear, small nicks and old handling creases, unframed, 1629.
Provenance:
Sir William Stirling-Maxwell (1818-1878); then by descent to the present owners
⁂ Scarce. Family tree of the Austrian Royal family starting from Rudolph I in 1273, with numerous small half-length figures attached by fronds to the central stem with texts to identify them.
Description
Family Tree of the House of Habsburg.- Sadeler II (Aegidius) Ditior Hesperidum ramis defenditur arbos: perpetua heroum sunt monumenta draco divo caesari Ferdinando II semper augusto et invicto bohemiae et ungariae regi, the set of 4, lacking dedication sheet to Ferdinand II, engravings, on laid paper with various 17th century watermarks, each sheet approx. 420 x 565 mm (16 1/2 x 22 1/4 in), or smaller, not conjoined, trimmed to or just within the platemarks, some surface dirt and browning, one sheet with tear, small nicks and old handling creases, unframed, 1629.
Provenance:
Sir William Stirling-Maxwell (1818-1878); then by descent to the present owners
⁂ Scarce. Family tree of the Austrian Royal family starting from Rudolph I in 1273, with numerous small half-length figures attached by fronds to the central stem with texts to identify them.
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