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Alvise I Mocenigo 1507-1577 doge of Venice


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

Joseph Count Esterházy de Galántha 1682-1748

Joseph Esterházy was the son of Franz Esterházy (1641-1683) and his wife Katalin Thököly (1655-1701), the eldest daughter of the large landowner Stephan II Thököly . Joseph had five other siblings (three sisters and two brothers) who survived to adulthood. His older brother Anton (Hungarian Antal) Esterházy (1676–1722) was a kuruc general and fought alongside Franz II Rákóczi ( Hungarian Wars of Independence ) against Habsburg rule in Hungary.

Engraved by Francis Leoplod Schmitner 1754
Size 22 x 16 cm

Price SOLD

Ref:3552

IMG

Napoleon III, the Empress Eugènie and their son

Napoleon III was the first President of France from 1848 to 1852 and the last monarch of France as Emperor of the French from 1852 to 1870. A nephew of Napoleon I, he was the last monarch to rule over France. His wife was Eugénie de Montijo

Engraver. Johann Haller. Vienna
Size 35 x 27 cm

Price £28.00

Ref:3549

Archduke Ferdinand Karl Joseph of Austria 1781-1850


Archduke Ferdinand Karl Joseph of Austria-Este (25 April 1781 – 5 November 1850) was the third son of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria-Este and Princess Maria Beatrice Ricciarda d’Este, last member and heiress of the House of Este. For much of the Napoleonic Wars, he was in command of the Austrian army.

Engraver Frenz Stöber 1795 – 1858
Drawn by Jacob Schakini 1820

Size 22 x 13 cm

Price £18.00

Ref:3547

Ernest conte d’Abensperg 1608-1668


The House of Abensberg und Traun is the name of an ancient Austrian noble family, originally from the Upper Austrian Traungau. It is considered one of the oldest extant aristocratic families in Central Europe.
Engraver C.Meyssens
Size 15 x 12 cm

Price £18.00

Ref:3546

Emmanuel Philibert of Savoy 1588–1624


Emmanuel Philibert of Savoy was the third son of Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy, and was Viceroy of Sicily between 1622 and 1624

Size 18 x 12 cm

Price £22.00

Ref:3544

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