Simon the Large,Prince of Georgien
Sigismund III,King of Poland and Sweden
Abbas the Large, Shah of Persia
Francesco Sforza, Duke of Milan
Jacob VI, King of Scotland
Murad III, Sultan of the TurksThese portraits come from Atrium Heroicum Caesarum c. 1600 by Dominicus Custos. The 100-odd copper engravings of royalty, nobility and elite troops from all over Europe were made from paintings. The subjects lived in the 15th and 16th centuries.
With respect to the names above that were crunched by translation and are probably a little wrong ... as the website says..
"We ask the bent reader for indulgence and if necessary for friendly report!"
Atrium Heroicum Caesarum is hosted by the University of Mannheim. (translation)
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