Hans Reinhart the Elder (active c.1539, died 1581), silver medal of Johann Friedrich I of Saxony, 1535, half-length figure three-quarters right, holding sword on right shoulder, left hand holding hat, rev. elaborate arms with helms, crests and mantling, 66mm. (Habich 1935, pl.204,3; Kress 139; Trusted 139), a few light marks, good very fine, toned

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Hans Reinhart the Elder (active c.1539, died 1581), silver medal of Johann Friedrich I of Saxony, 1535, half-length figure three-quarters right, holding sword on right shoulder, left hand holding hat, rev. elaborate arms with helms, crests and mantling, 66mm. (Habich 1935, pl.204,3; Kress 139; Trusted 139), a few light marks, good very fine, toned

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This portrait of the Elector of Saxony at the age of 32, is taken from a woodcut by Lucas Cranach the Elder (see M.Geisberg, The German Single-Leaf Woodcut, 1500-1550, II, ed. W.L.Stauss, New York 1974, p.602).

See also back cover illustration