Histoire des plus illustres et scavans hommes de leurs siecles : tant de l'Europe que de l'Asie, Afrique & Amerique : avec leurs portraits en tailles-douces, tirez sur les veritables originaux
A 1670 Paris biographical collection by André Thevet, issued by publisher François Mauger, presenting portraits of historical rulers and scholars from Europe, Asia, Africa and America for a learned readership. The four pictures are small engraved half-length or full-length portraits set in plain ruled frames with French captions, showing armoured kings holding staffs or swords, with restrained line hatching a designer could borrow for period costume or historical portrait treatments.
