Lorenzo (formerly Laurengo) Isimbardi, a native of Pavia, appointed ambassador to Amedeo of Savoy in 1440, later to Martin V and finally to the king of France.
Artist: Giovanni Battista Bonacina
Date:
Size 17 x 23 cms
Price £28.00
Ref:1967
Fyodor I Ivanovich (Feodor I Ioannovich)1557-1598 Tsar of Russia
Also known as Feodor the Bellringer, was the last Rurikid Tsar of Russia. Feodor’s mother died when he was three, and he grew up in the shadow of his father, Ivan the Terrible.
Engraver Lodovico Volante 1580
Size 13 x 19.5 cms
Price £30.00
Ref:1966
Archduke Wenceslaus of Austria 1561-1578
German prince and member of the House of Habsburg. Since 1577, he was appointed the Grand Prior of the Order of Malta in Castile. He was the son of Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor, and his wife Maria of Spain.
Size 12 x 17 cms
Price £28.00
Ref:1965
Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, Molière 1622-1673
Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, known by his stage name Molière, was a French playwright, actor and poet, widely regarded as one of the greatest writers in the French language and universal literature. His extant works include comedies, farces, tragicomedies, comédie-ballets and more.
Size 7 x 13 cms
Price £14.00
Ref:1964
Michael Johann von Althann 1679-1722
Johann Michael was a member of the noble Althann family, son of Michael Johann von Althann and his wife Princess Maria Theresa of Liechtenstein. Inducted into the court, he became imperial chamberlain, privy councilor and finally, from 1716 to 1722, Oberststallmeister on behalf of Emperor Charles VI of the Holy Roman Empire. Although he had not held high-profile positions at court, his figure was particularly significant and had considerable influence as the emperor’s favourite.
Size 8 x 15 cms
Price £14.00
Ref:1963
Wolfgangus Theodoricus 1559-1617
Wolfgang Theodoricus Raitenavius or more rarely Wolfgangus Theodoricus a Raitenau 1559 in the palace of Hofen died 1617 in the castle of the city of Salzburg) was the archbishop prince of Salzburg from in 1587 until 1612. Before that he was abbot of the monastery at Murbach for a short time. The buildings and squares, which were ordered to be constructed by the architect Santino Solari, contribute a great deal to the modern appearance of Juva.
Artist: Mathias Merian the Elder
Date:1601
Size 11 x 18 cms
Price £28.00
Ref:1960
Adolf Groll 1681-1743
Bishop of Gyor, Hungary
Artist: Johann Balzer 1738-1799
Date:
Size 10 x 16 cms
Price £28.00
Ref:1959
Ferenc Graf Balassa von Gyarmat 1736-1807
Crown Guard, Chamber President, Croatian-Dalmatian and Slavonic Ban.
Artist: Mansfeld
Date:
Size 10 x 18 cms
Price £28.00
Ref:1958
Adam I. Graf Forgàcs von Ghymes und Gàcs 1601-1681
Count Ádám Forgách de Ghymes et Gács (Slovak: Adam Forgáč; 1601 – 10 June 1681) was a Hungarian soldier and magnate in the Kingdom of Hungary, who served as Judge Royal from 13 October 1670 until his death. He was the eldest son of Baron Zsigmond Forgách, Palatine of Hungary.
Size 17 x 23 cms
Price £28.00
Ref:1957
Henry IV 1553-1610 King of France
Henry IV, also known by the epithet Good King Henry or Henry the Great, was King of Navarre from 1572 and King of France from 1589 to 1610. He was the first monarch of France from the House of Bourbon, a cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty.
Size 20 x 22 cms
Price £28.00
Ref:1956