Coats of arms of the Nine Worthies: Joshua with lion’s head, Hector of Troy with lion in a chair, and King David with harp and Hebrew characters. JOSUE, HECTOR de Troye, Le Roy DAVID. Handcoloured woodblock engraving from Hierosme de Bara’s Le Blason des Armoiries, Chez Rolet Boutonne, Paris, 1628

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