1721 Copper Engraving Portrait Georg Friedrich Von Greiffenklau Vollrads EUM2

This is an original 1721 black and white copper engraving of "Georg Friedrich Churfürst zu Maintz." This is a portrait of Georg Friedrich von Greiffenklau zu Vollrads (also spelled Greiffenclau), Prince-Bishop of Worms from 1616 to 1629 and the Archbishop-Elector of Mainz from 1626 to 1629. The Archbishops of Mainz were Arch Chancellors of the Holy Roman Empire and the most important of the seven Electors of the German Emperor. Traditionally, the Archbishops of Mainz were primas germaniae, a title of honor for the most important Catholic Bishop in Germany; they were the substitutes for the Pope north of the Alps. This piece is accompanied by the original German biographical text printed on a separate sheet and features a decorative drop cap; an exquisite vignette that, irrespective of the subject's dynastic lines, incorporates the heraldic, two-headed Quarter Eagle and the Crown of the Austrian Empire; and a beautiful tailpiece of three figures within an ornate botanical design,