Doodsportret van keizer Karel VII Albrecht op zijn paradebed, Ferdinand Bichler (possibly), 1745 - 1747

Title(s)

Doodsportret van keizer Karel VII Albrecht op zijn paradebed

Object type

• print

Object number

RP-P-1911-4963

Inscriptions / marks

• collector's mark: Lugt 2228

Artist

• print maker: Ferdinand Bichler (possibly)
• publisher: Ferdinand Bichler (mentioned on object)

Place

Augsburg

Dating

1745 - 1747

Material

• paper

Technique

etching

Measurements

height 181 mm × width 286 mm

What

• historial persons (+ death-portrait)
• armorial bearing, heraldry
• lying in state
• 'pleurants'
• insignia and symbols of sovereignty (crown, diadem, sceptre, orb, seal, standard, cloak, pectoral)
• crucifix ~ personal devotion

Who

• Karel VII Albrecht (Duits keizer)

Acquisition

purchase 1905

Copyright

Public domain