Equile Ioannis Austriaci, Title Page

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Title

Equile Ioannis Austriaci, Title Page

Subject

Horses in art

Description

Engraving of the title-page: title in central cartouche, surmounted by John of Austria's coat-of-arms, adorned with the Order of the Golden Fleece; three horses on either side, those in the forefront tied to the cartouche by their reins; stable paraphernalia above and below the cartouche; the whole set within a rectangular frame adorned with scrollwork.

Lettered within image: title in cartouche at centre, "EQVILE / IOANNIS AVSTRIACI / CAROLI V. IMP. F. / In quo / omnis generis generosissimorum equo- / rum ex varijs orbis partibus insignis / delectus. / Ad vivum omnes delineati a celeberrimo pic- / tore Iohanne Stradano Belga Brugensi. / Et a Philippo Galleo editi."

Lettered within image: "Adrianus Collaert scalpsit."

Lettered below image: dedication, "ILL MO ET EXCELL MO D. ALPHONSO FELICI D' AVALOS ET ARAGONA, MARCHIONI DEL VASTO AC PESCARA, DVCI MONTIS D. IOANNIS, PRINCIPI FRANCAE= / VILLAE, EQVITI AVREI VELLERIS, MAIESTATI CATHOLICAE A CONSILIIS, EQVITVMQ. PRO EADEM IN BELGIO MAGISTRO / OBSERVANTIAE MONVMENTVM PHILIPPVS GALLAEVS DD."

From a series of forty three plates. The series at the British Museum is incomplete.
This print is signed by Collaert, Adriaen, (-1618), but Goltzius, Hendrik (1558-1617) and Wierix, Jeronimus (1553-1619) also worked on the series. Only a selection of plates are signed.

Engraved by Collaert, Adriaen, (-1618) and published by Galle, Philippe (1537-1612).

Creator

Straet, Jan van der, 1523-1605

Publisher

Galle, Philippe, 1537-1612
The British Museum
Tufts University, Tisch Library

Date

1578

Contributor

Collaert, Adriaen, -1618

Format

jpeg
750 px × 566 px
207 KB (207,193 bytes)

Language

lat

Type

image

Identifier

Museum Number: 1957,0413.178
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?searchText=equile%20austriaci&ILINK|34484,|assetId=177448001&objectId=1619159&partId=1

Coverage

16th Century
Netherlands
School/Style: Dutch

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

paper

Physical Dimensions

211 mm x 280 mm

Citation

Straet, Jan van der, 1523-1605, “Equile Ioannis Austriaci, Title Page,” Tufts Libraries Omeka, accessed April 25, 2024, https://omeka.library.tufts.edu/items/show/217.