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Albert, Archduke of Austria and Cardinal
Anton Wierix (Netherlandish, about 1552–1624?)
before 1596
Medium/Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 21.7 x 15.3 cm (8 9/16 x 6 in.)
Credit Line
Anonymous gift
Accession NumberM12596
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Alvin 1832; Mauquoy-Hendrickx 1756 (I)
Signed
Signed in plate, lower center: Anton. Wierx fecit et excud.
Marks
Verso: MFA stamp with 12596 in ink; in graphite: 12596/M.F.A. [circled]; in ink [?]
InscriptionsALBERTVS DEI GRATIA ARCHIDVX, S. ROM. ECCESIÆ TT.S./CRVCIS IN HIERVSALEM CARDINALIS AVSTRIÆ, LEGATVS,/ET PROREX LVSITANIÆ, ARCHIEPISCOPVS TOLETANVS, ET/BELGICARVM PROVINCIARVM PHILIPPI CATHOLICI/HISPAN. REGIS GVBERNATOR GENERALIS.
ProvenanceJune 15, 1897, anonymous gift to the MFA.