Print, book-illustration (BM 1878,0112.153)
Summary
Portrait of John II, King of Portugal, 'the Perfect Prince', half-length, seen from the back, face in profile to the left, wearing cloak and crown, holding shield with coat of arms in his left arm, an oval with a bird feeding its hatchlings on the top left, with motto 'Vt Palicanvs'; from a series of portraits of the Kings of Portugal, illustration to Caramuel's 'Philippus Prudens'. 1639
Engraving and etching
Date
1639
Source
British Museum
Copyright info
Public Domain