Personificatie van het Macedonische Rijk 1582 - 1671

This engraving, "Personificatie van het Macedonische Rijk" (Personification of the Macedonian Empire), created by Heinrich Ulrich between 1582 and 1671, depicts a woman symbolizing the Macedonian Empire. She is shown with a shield and a spear, indicating her power and authority. The inscription below reads "Aliger hic Pardus, quadricepsque; Pelagica Magni Signat Alexandri Sceptr, aetorosque gradus." This translates to "The swift leopard, four-footed, marks the scepter of Alexander the Great, and the steps of the mighty.” The image is held in the Rijksmuseum and measures 112 mm in height and 135 mm in width.