Allegorical portrait of King Charles III as Roman general, 1704 print Allegorical portrait of the Archduke Charles of Austria (calling the Spanish king Charles III) as Roman general, 1704. Standing with drawn sword, accompanied by Minerva and Eendracht. Left personifications of spiritual and secular subjects with a globe. In the foreground at Neptunus, Africa and Asia wear a horn of abundance, in the background America brings its treasures. Made in response to the arrival of Karel from Vienna in Lisbon on March 7, 1704. Stuck under the print a text sheet with a verse and the explanation of the
Allegorical portrait of King Charles III as Roman general, 1704 print Allegorical portrait of the Archduke Charles of Austria (calling the Spanish king Charles III) as Roman general, 1704. Standing with drawn sword, accompanied by Minerva and Eendracht. Left personifications of spiritual and secular subjects with a globe. In the foreground at Neptunus, Africa and Asia wear a horn of abundance, in the background America brings its treasures. Made in response to the arrival of Karel from Vienna in Lisbon on March 7, 1704. Stuck under the print a text sheet with a verse and the explanation of the figures 1-14 in Dutch and French. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving / letterpress printing Asia represented allegorically; 'Asia' (Ripa). Africa represented allegorically; 'Africa' (Ripa). America represented allegorically; 'America' (Ripa)
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Photo credit: © piemags/rmn / Alamy / Afripics
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