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Election of Emperor Charles VI, 1711
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Election of King Charles III of Spain (Archduke Charles of Austria) as Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI, 12 October 1711. Center, an allegorical representation of the election of Charles in a throne room with Mercury in the foreground. The whole framed in a very richly decorated ornamental border with allegorical figures and emblems. Bottom, a cartouche with a description of the events in German. Sheet in the bound collection of plates published under the title: Repraesentatio belli ... Der Spanische Successions-Krieg [ca. 1720].
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineVerkiezing van keizer Karel VI, 1711. 1712 - 1715. Johann August Corvinus. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
