Initial til Frederik IV's Salvingsakt 1749

This 1749 engraving by Odvardt Helmoldt de Lode depicts a stylized letter 'F' with a figure kneeling before an altar. The inscription on the ribbon above reads "SUPREMO DILECTA JOVI", which translates to "Beloved of the Supreme Jupiter." The piece is likely an initial for a larger work celebrating King Frederik IV, potentially his coronation. This small-scale work, currently housed at the SMK - Statens Museum for Kunst, exemplifies the decorative and symbolic nature of 18th-century engravings.