312 - D. KRAFFT (1655–1724), Portrait of Duke Wilhelm, copper engraving

D. KRAFFT (1655–1724), Portrait of Duke Wilhelm, copper engraving David von Krafft (1655, Hamburg – 1724, Stockholm): Portrait of Duke William of Austria, 17th century, copper engraving Technique: Copper engraving on paper Inscription: Signed in the lower right corner of the printing plate: “Krafft fec.” Lower center, inscribed on the printing plate: “Guilaume, eldest son of Leopold the Wise, Count of Tyrol, and Viride of Milan, died 1406. He married Jeanne of Hungary of Naples, with whom he had no children.” Date: 17th century Description: Full-length portrait of a man in armor with a collar and a full beard Person: “The Ambitious One”; Duke Wilhelm Habsburg (1370 Vienna – 1406 Vienna) Keywords: Portrait, Portrait of a gentleman, Duke, Nobility, Habsburg, Full beard, 17th century, Baroque, Portraits, Austria, Size: Paper: 33.0 cm x 21.2 cm (13 x 8.3 in), Plate: 26.5 cm x 16.3 cm (10.4 x 6.4 in), Image size: 25.2 cm x 15.0 cm (9.9 x 5.9 in) Condition: Good condition. The sheet has discolored slightly due to its age and has creases running vertically across the center and diagonally across the upper right corner of the sheet. There is a strip of residual glue on the center-left margin.