Naked Fortuna on globe spins wheel of fortune, Historia regni Henrici Septimi Angliae Regis (title on object), Title page for: Francis Bacon, Historia regni Henrici Septimi Angliæ regis, 1642, The nude Fortuna stands on a globe, in her raised right hand she holds a vase and a bit, with the left hand she spins the wheel of fortune. Attached to the wheel are various headgear and attributes that can be associated with different positions, such as an emperor's crown, a king's crown, a broom and a shovel. On the left, Henry VII and a soldier are touching Fortuna and on the right, Henry VII is sticking a stick into the wheel and a soldier is gesturing to the globe. A cloth above the depiction shows the title., print maker: Cornelis van Dalen, (mentioned on object), publisher: Franciscus Hackius, (mentioned on object), Leiden, 1642, paper, engraving, height 104 mm × width 57 mm.

Naked Fortuna on globe spins wheel of fortune, Historia regni Henrici Septimi Angliae Regis (title on object), Title page for: Francis Bacon, Historia regni Henrici Septimi Angliæ regis, 1642, The nude Fortuna stands on a globe, in her raised right hand she holds a vase and a bit, with the left hand she spins the wheel of fortune. Attached to the wheel are various headgear and attributes that can be associated with different positions, such as an emperor's crown, a king's crown, a broom and a shovel. On the left, Henry VII and a soldier are touching Fortuna and on the right, Henry VII is sticking a stick into the wheel and a soldier is gesturing to the globe. A cloth above the depiction shows the title., print maker: Cornelis van Dalen, (mentioned on object), publisher: Franciscus Hackius, (mentioned on object), Leiden, 1642, paper, engraving, height 104 mm × width 57 mm

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