[Coat of arms: Fridericus Elector Palatinis]
Collection:CSM Museum & Study Collection
Date: c.1605
Dimensions:
155 x 185 mm (15.5 x 18.5 cm)
Image: 184 x 154 mm (18.4 x 15.4 cm)
Sheet: 300 x 223 mm (30 x 22.3 cm)
Medium: Ink, paint on paper.
Object number: F.23
DescriptionCoat of arms, lion, knights helmet and shields (decorated with diamonds, lions and an orb); floriate decoration. (Crest surmounted by a lion, surrounded by brightly coloured strapwork and scroll border.)
Mounted. Arms of Frederick, Elector of the Palatinate. The Palatinate was a territory under the jurisdiction of a Count Palatine (under medieval feudal-type laws); the Count Palatine having local authority that elsewhere belongs only to a sovereign (deriving from the Latin 'palatinus' - meaning 'of the palace').
Mounted. Arms of Frederick, Elector of the Palatinate. The Palatinate was a territory under the jurisdiction of a Count Palatine (under medieval feudal-type laws); the Count Palatine having local authority that elsewhere belongs only to a sovereign (deriving from the Latin 'palatinus' - meaning 'of the palace').