1721 Copper Engraving Portrait Archduchess Maria Christina Austria EUM1

This is an original 1721 black and white copper engraving of "Maria Christierna Ertz Hertzogin zu Österreich Fürstin in Sibenbürgen." This is a portrait of Archduchess Maria Christina of Austria, daughter of Archduke Charles II of Austria and Maria Anna of Bavaria, Princess of Sibenburgen (Transylvania ) as wife of Sigismund Báthory von Siebenburgen, Prince of Transylvania. The portrait is surrounded by a wonderful decorative motif mimicking a frame set against an etched background. The design features a subtly ornate frame with two sets of drapes resting atop a base with a decorative broach-like oval framed by two additional cherubs draped in a botanical design. This piece is accompanied by the original German biographical text printed on a separate sheet and features a decorative drop cap, an exquisite vignette incorporating the heraldic, two-headed Quarter Eagle and the Crown of the Austrian Empire, and a botanical tailpiece CONDITIONThis 290+ year old Item is rated Very Fine +