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Egidius Sadeler II

Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor,

Description

Maker

  • Egidius Sadeler II
  • Hans von Aachen

Title

Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor

Medium

engraving

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Engraving on medium weight cream laid paper

Techniques

  • Engraving on medium weight cream laid paper

Supports

  • Medium weight cream laid paper

Dimensions

Plate/Image: 33.8 x 25.4 cm (13 5/16 x 10 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

In Plate--In LC:S.C.M.tis(tis superscribed) pictor Iohan/ab Ach Inventor.; in LR:CV.PRIVIL/S. CAES. MAI:;around portrait:RVDOLPHVS II:ROMANORVM IMPERATOR AVGVSTVS:REX HVNGARIAE, BOHE:ETC.; 3-line Latin inscription, bottom margin:AVGVSTISSIMO, INVICTISSIMO, SAPIENTISS,... (see print for full inscription).

Marks: Partial watermark:shield with grapes on it.RISD Museum stamp in brown ink on verso.

Identification

State

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Type

  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Alice G. Taft, Marianna Taft, Hope Smith and Brockholst M. Smith

Object Number

45.113.18

About

Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor

The Brilliant Line

Following the Early Modern Engraver, 1480-1650
Read Online

In Plate--In LC:S.C.M.tis(tis superscribed) pictor Iohan/ab Ach Inventor.; in LR:CV.PRIVIL/S. CAES. MAI:;around portrait:RVDOLPHVS II:ROMANORVM IMPERATOR AVGVSTVS:REX HVNGARIAE, BOHE:ETC.; 3-line Latin inscription, bottom margin:AVGVSTISSIMO, INVICTISSIMO, SAPIENTISS,... (see print for full inscription).

Marks: Partial watermark:shield with grapes on it.RISD Museum stamp in brown ink on verso.

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Projects & Publications

Publications

The Brilliant Line

Following the Early Modern Engraver, 1480-1650
Read Online

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

The Brilliant Line

September 18, 2009 - January 3, 2010

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in Copyright. This object is Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor with the accession number of 45.113.18. To request new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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