Daniel Wussin (1626-1691)

Karel Škréta (1610-1674)

JINDŘICH WALDSTEIN WITH 24 SONS BEFORE PŘEMYSL OTAKAR II

1661
Copperplate on paper, 28,5x34 cm, marked lower center: "C. screta del:" and lower right "D. Wusim sculp: Pragae". Illustration from the work of Jan Tanner "Amphitheatrum gloriae, spectaculis leonum Waldsteinicorum adornatum", published in Prague in 1661. Depicts a scene after the victory over the Prussian army. Lit.: Markéta Šimková, Rytec Daniel Wussin, Bachelor`s thesis, Seminar of Art History, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University, Brno 2014, p. 16 etc. Both left corners are torn, with a 3.5 cm tear on the lower edge. Other copies are in the collections of the National Gallery in Prague, inv. no. R 821585, and the Moravian Gallery in Brno, inv. no. C 27956.