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Portrait of Otto Heinrich van Schwartzenberg (1535-1590), imperial commissioner in Cologne and advisor to Duke William of Bavaria. Knee pad, seen from the front, sitting next to a table on which his left arm rests. On the table a skull, a compass, a clock and a piece of paper with the text 'Mors fiat mihi grata quies, portusque salutis'. Clothing: fur trimmed tabard over jerkin with buttons. Wide pleated collar. Ring on the index finger of the left hand. With a 4-line dedication to Wolfgang Jakob van Schwartzenberg, the son of the person portrayed. Etching and engraving by Johann I Sadeler (1550-1600). Made in Munich in 1590. Signed in print. Source: Rijksmuseum, 2015.
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