Object Description
(a) recto: upper left, a king (?) seated on a throne wearing late 16th or early 17th century costume; beside throne a fleur-de-lis; in center above is a crown placed on a box or low table covered by cloth embroidered with fleur-de-lis; to the right a young prince (?) standing in front of a chair; below in center are two winged figures supporting a medallion surmounted by a cardinal's hat; at bottom from left to right are a large bird with long tail, an owl, upper part of a nude male figure, head of a man with arms raised above him and a parrot.
(b) verso: upper left, a semi-nude woman holding palette and brushes in left hand, looking to her right at a Cupid whose hands are placed on her shoulders; in upper right are miscellaneous arms; below to right are a seated nude female looking toward left of drawing, holding a flower in her right hand; in lower left a nude boy seated; in center is a nightingale; "Rubens" in pencil below.
