Aegidius Sadeler (1570 - 1625) EQUESTRIAN PORTRAIT OF RUDOLPH II.

Around 1603
Copper engraving, paper
50 x 38,5 cm (h x w)
Signed: Lower right in the plate "Eg. Sadeler"

An imaginary celebratory portrait depicts Emperor Rudolph II. at the head of a victorious military campaign against the Turkish invasion of the Kingdom of Hungary. Adriaen de Vries, originally a Dutch sculptor and draftsman, and Aegidius Sadeler, originally a Flemish draftsman and engraver, were leading artistic figures at the court of Rudolph II.