Portrait of Rudolph II
An engraved portrait of a bearded ruler in armor and a broad lace ruff, shown in an oval cartouche. Allegorical figures flank the frame, eagles perch above, and reclining figures sit at the base beneath a Latin inscription.
Look closer: A small engraved scene in the central pedestal panel below the portrait.
- Artist
- Aegidius Sadeler II
- Date
- 1603
- Medium
- Engraving
- Source
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Size
- 1367 × 1834 px
Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1603).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951