King Rudolph II, 1552-1612, Holy Roman Emperor, King of Bohemia, Archduke of Austria. In lace ruff, plate armour decorated with gold, slashed padded hose and chainmail socks. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Alteneck's Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 17th Century, Frankfurt, 1889. Illustration by Dr. Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Alteneck, lithographed by C. Regnier. Dr. Hefner-Alteneck (1811-1903) was a German museum curator, archaeologist, art historian, illustrator and etcher.

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