Caption:
German nobleman, 15th century. He wears a velvet doublet slashed in the sleeves, tunic, breeches and boots with gold spurs. A black cornet hangs on a leather sling. The toque is scarlet ornamented with a gold button. From a painting by Albrecht Durer in the Biblioteca Ambrosiana, Milan. Handcoloured illustration drawn and lithographed by Paul Mercuri with text by Camille Bonnard from "Historical Costumes from the 12th to 15th Centuries," Levy Fils, Paris, 1861.