Portrait of Francisco de Melo

$ 42.77

Description

Portrait of Francisco de Melo. Born 1597 in Estremoz, Portugal. Died 18 December 1651 in Madrid, Spain. Copper engraving, c. 1665. Reasonable condition. Paper slightly browned and slightly soiled. A short left margin. Verso: blank. Portrait of Francisco de Melo. Born 1597 in Estremoz, Portugal. Died 18 December 1651 in Madrid, Spain. Copper engraving, c. 1665. Reasonable condition. Paper slightly browned and slightly soiled. Some minor creasing. A short left margin. Verso: blank. Dimensions: 132 x 79 mm. Francisco de Melo was Aristocrat, Governor, General, Military leader, Military officer, Ambassador, Governor General, Count, Captain-General, Marquis, Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands, Viceroy, Served in the Thirty Years' War, Served in the Franco-Spanish War, Ambassador to Austria, Governor-General of the Spanish Netherlands, Viceroy of Sicily, Marquis of Tor de Laguna, Count of Assumar, Interim Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands, Intermin Governor, Ambassador to the Republic of Genoa, and Served in the Catalan Revolt.