Gesprek tussen Maximiliaan II Emanuel en Karel de Stoute in ruïnelandschap 1727

This anonymous etching from 1727, titled “Gesprek tussen Maximiliaan II Emanuel en Karel de Stoute in ruïnelandschap” depicts a conversation between Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria, and Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, set in a ruined landscape. The figures stand in the foreground, their forms rendered in detail against the backdrop of crumbling walls and overgrown trees. The image is a small, intimate piece, measuring just 129 mm high and 85 mm wide, yet the etching’s detailed linework and evocative setting make it a powerful statement about the meeting of these two historical figures. The work is currently housed in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.