341. Gabriel Bethlen D. G. Princeps Transsylvaniae...

... part. regni Hungariae d(omi)n(u)s et Siculorum comes, &c. Aetatis suae XXXX. Ao. Christi M. DC. XX. 
Bust portrait of Prince Bethlen in an ornate baroque frame, with his motto Consilio firmata Dei above and, below, a roundel containing the family, Transylvanian, and eagle arms. One plate from a three-part series by the renowned Nuremberg engraver Lucas Kilian, who also engraved Frederick V, Elector Palatine, and Emperor Matthias. The likeness served as the model for later prints.
Dimensions: 255 × 205 mm. Trimmed and mounted on contemporary paper.

With:
Gabriel Bethlen D. G. Princeps Transsylvaniae, part. regni Hungariae d(omi)n(u)s et Siculorum comes, &c. Aetatis suae XXXX. Ao. Christi M. DC. XX.
A simpler version of the same portrait by Lucas Kilian, with the text inscribed on a ribbon around the bust.
Dimensions: 180 × 135 mm.

With:
Gabriel Bethlen D. G. Princeps Transsilvaniae princeps, partium Ungariae regni d(omi)n(u)s et Siculorum comes.
Bust of Prince Bethlen, engraved by Abraham Hogenberg (Cologne, 1627). Here the prince faces left, holding a different type of mace. Title in a border ribbon, with motto beneath.
Dimensions: 195 × 130 mm.
 
Starting price: 200 000,-