ITALIAN SCHOOL (c.1650)
Study of the Imperial Hapsburg Crest with the Quattro Mori supporting, Possibly an allegory of the Hapsburg Triumph over the Ottomans
bears inscription 'Tacca ... R. (?) Cajus' (lower left)
pen and ink on laid paper
30.3 x 21.8 cm. (11 7/8 x 8 1/2 in.)

The Moors are derived from the celebrated sculpture (erected in 1626) in Livorno by Pietro Tacca (1557-1640).