Bombardarius Hungarus; Militis ex Walachia Vestitus; Tympanotriba Rhutenus, vel ganeo vel circulator; Ludio Rhutenus; Hungarus nobilis; Plebeij hominis in Hungaria vestitus; Nobilis Polonus; Pedissequus Polonus; Tribuni vel centurionis habitus Polonus; Signifier Polonus; Centurio Hungarus

Abraham de Bruyn Flemish
Publisher Joos de Bosscher Netherlandish

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Engraving, part of 'Omnium pene Europae, Asiae, Aphricae atque Americae Gentium Habitus' (Costumes of the various nations of Europe, Asia, Africa and America), a series of prints representing figures from various parts of the world, engraved by Abraham de Bruyn and published by Joos de Bosscher in 1580.

This engraving represents twelve military men and noblemen from different parts of Central Europe, arranged in two horizontal rows of six. On the first row, on the left, a Hungarian rifleman wears a long-sleeved jacket and a skirt, hose, and high-heeled ankle boots, a hat with a large feather on the front, and carries a rifle on his left shoulder. A soldier from Walachia wears an ankle-length robe, stockings and high-heeled shoes, a fur hat with two feathers on the front, and carries a quiver on his back and a bow on his right hand. A taborer from Rhone wears a knee-length robe, stockings and pointed-toe ankle boots with low heels, a hat with three feathers on the front, and carries a small drum between his chin and left shoulder. A gladiator from Rhone wears an ankle-length coat with pointed-toe, low-heeled boots, a hat with feathers, and plays a pipe. A Hungarian nobleman wears a cape over a knee-length robe, stockings, and low-heeled ankle boots, and a hat with a large feather on the front, and carries a sword on his left hip and a kind of halberd on his left hand. On the right, a Hungarian plebeian man wears a knee-length vest over a long-sleeved jacket with a pattern of lozenges, stockings and boots, a belt, and a hat, and holding a halberd on his right hand.

On the second row, on the left, a Polish nobleman wears a cape over a brocaded robe with a pattern of scrolling leaves, stockings, and low-heeled boots; he has a long mustache and wears a fur-lined, pointed hat with three feathers on the front. A Polish foot soldier wears an asymmetrical coat with a belt tied around the waist, stockings and low-heeled ankle boots, his hair wrapped in a scarf, and carrying a weapon on his right arm. Two Polish centurions wear long-sleeved, asymmetrical robes and hats with feathers, one of them also wearing a short-sleeved overcoat and a larger hat, and carrying a lance on one hand. A Polish bearer of the sign wears an asymmetrical vest over a long-sleeved jacket with a pattern of lozenges and dots, stockings and flat ankle boots, a hat with feathers on the front. He has a long mustache, and carries the flag on his right arm, and a sword on the left hand. Finally, on the right, a Hungarian centurion wears a fur-lined coat over a n ankle-length, brocaded robe with a pattern of scrolling motifs, a fringe-edged fabric belt, low-heeled ankle boots, and a brim-less hat with a bundle of feathers.

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