Plate K: Election and Coronation of Emperor Maximilian II

Printer Johann Bringern German
1612
Not on view
Holy Roman Emperor from July 25, 1565 – October 12, 1576.
Coronations
Prague: September 20, 1562
Frankfurt: November 24, 1562
Pressburg: September 8, 1563

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Plate K: Election and Coronation of Emperor Maximilian II
  • Publisher: Anonymous, German, 17th century
  • Printer: Johann Bringern (German, active Frankfurt)
  • Artist: Willhelm Hoffmans (German, active Frankfurt)
  • Published in: Frankfurt
  • Date: 1612
  • Medium: Etching
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 7 5/16 × 11 3/16 in. (18.5 × 28.4 cm)
    Plate: 6 5/8 × 9 11/16 in. (16.9 × 24.6 cm)
  • Classifications: Prints, Prints-Fete, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
  • Object Number: 59.570.351(9)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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