Produced for Effiggie naturali de i maggior prencipi et piu valorosi capitani di questa eta con l’arme loro.
By Andreas Vacchari 1599
Titled as Captain of the Tartars, captured by the Most Serene Prince of Transylvania.
(Capitano dei Tartari, preso del serenissimo prencipe de Transilvania.)
Engraved by Giacomo Franco 1550 -1620
Size 27 x 19 cm
Price £28.00
Ref:3584
Count Karl Hieronymus Pálffy von Erdöd, from 1807 Prince Palffy von Erdöd was the real court chancellor of the combined court chancellery of Hungary and Transylvania . He was also the progenitor of the princely branch of the Pálffy family .
Engraved by Johann Ernst Mansfeld 1749 – 1796
Size 16 x 10 cm
Price £14.00
Ref:3579
When he was elected in 1570, Venice was preparing for war against the Turks who, eager to take possession of the island of Cyprus , in Venetian hands since 1480 , had set up a powerful fleet to conquer it. In the period 1570-71 things went badly on the island which, soon, despite a hard fight for the possession of Nicosia and the strenuous resistance of Famagusta (where the commander Marcantonio Bragadin , having surrendered with the garrison, was skinned alive), fell into enemy hands.
Engraved by Stefano Scolari circa 1650
Size Oval 33 x 28 cm
Price £48.00
Ref:3573
Baron Eduard von Bach was a son of the lawyer Michael Bach; his brothers were the composer Otto Bach and the politician Alexander von Bach. Bach studied at the University of Vienna, among other things. Cameral Sciences and, after successfully completing it, got a job in the state administration. Bach received his first major task in 1846 when he was appointed district captain in Galicia and Bukovina. He held this position for over two years. In mid-1849 he was appointed civil commissioner to Transylvania until the end of 1850. Eduard was raised to the rank of baron with the same coat of arms as a bearer of the Order of the Iron Crown 1st Class and in recognition of his services in 1854, shortly after the appointment of his brother Alexander .
Artist: Hofelich
Size 15 x 23 cms
Price £28.00
Ref:2661
The House of Pálffy ab Erdöd, also known as Pálffy von Erdöd, Pálffy de Erdöd, or Pálffy of Erdöd, is the name of a Hungarian noble family. Members of the family held significant positions in the Habsburg monarchy. Erdőd is the Hungarian name for Ardud, a town situated in Transylvania.
Size 6 x 9 cms
Price £14.00
Ref:2901
The House of Pálffy, also known as Pálffy von Erdöd, Pálffy de Erdöd, or Pálffy of Erdöd, is the name of an old Hungarian noble family, later incorporated into Austrian nobility. Members of the family held significant positions in the Habsburg monarchy. Erdőd is the Hungarian name for Ardud, a town situated in Transylvania.
Size 18 x 28 cms
Price £28.00
Ref:2501
The House of Pálffy, also known as Pálffy von Erdöd, Pálffy de Erdöd, or Pálffy of Erdöd, is the name of an old Hungarian noble family, later incorporated into Austrian nobility. Members of the family held significant positions in the Habsburg monarchy. Erdőd is the Hungarian name for Ardud, a town situated in Transylvania.
Size 17 x 29 cms
Price £28.00
Ref:2550