Family Tree of the House of Habsburg

Family Tree of the House of Habsburg

Aegidius Sadeler II

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The family tree of the Austrian Royal family starting from Rudolph I in 1273, with numerous small half-length figures attached by fronds to the central stem with texts to identify them; four plates only consisting of the plate with the dedication to Ferdinand II, and the next three adjoining, and the title plate.

Drawings and Prints

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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