Plate 8: Emperor Maximilian II granting a crown to the coat of arms of Amsterdam, from Caspar Barlaeus, "Medicea Hospes"

Joan and Cornelius Blaeu|Pieter Nolpe|Claes Moeyaert|Caspar Barlaeus

1638 · Etching · Drawings and Prints

Plate 8: Emperor Maximilian II granting a crown to the coat of arms of Amsterdam, from Caspar Barlaeus, "Medicea Hospes" — Joan and Cornelius Blaeu|Pieter Nolpe|Claes Moeyaert|Caspar Barlaeus

Emperor Maximilian II enthroned at center, holding a crown above an escutcheon which is held by the female personification of Amsterdam. One of a series of sixteen plates showing the festivals and ceremonies in honor of Marie de Medici's visit to Amsterdam from August 31 to September 5, 1638. Illustration to Caspar Barlaeus, "Medicea Hospes", Amsterdam, 1638.

Artist: Joan and Cornelius Blaeu|Pieter Nolpe|Claes Moeyaert|Caspar Barlaeus
Date: 1638
Medium: Etching
Department: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951