Portrait of Joannes Miraeus, Bishop of Antwerp
Unknown Maker
Within an oval frame is the bust portrait of a cleric, wearing a beretta and heavy cape, half ope, revealing his episcopal cross. Below, his escutcheon and motto, and inscription.
c. 1700-1730
Engraving on paper
1957-148-13
Image and text © Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, 2020
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
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