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Emperor Henry IV

1493 · letterpress printing; plakken; houtsnede; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

A flower cup with a king, turned to the left. In his hands he holds a globus cruciger and a scepter. The image is part of the sequence of emperors in the Liber Chronicarum. The text identifies the man as Emperor Henry IV. The print is part of an album.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

print boekillustratie albumblad Hendrik IV (Rooms-Duits keizer)emperor king

Credit lineKeizer Hendrik IV. 1493. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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