Antique Print of Henry IV by De Hooghe (1701)

Description: Antique portrait titled 'Henricus IV Imperator'. Portrait of Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor. Henry IV (1050 - 1106) was King of the Romans (also referred to as King of the Germans) from 1056 and Holy Roman Emperor from 1084 until his forced abdication in 1105. He was the third emperor of the Salian dynasty and one of the most powerful and important figures of the 11th century. His reign was marked by the Investiture Controversy with the Papacy and several civil wars with pretenders to his throne in Italy and Germany. This print originates from 'Historie der kerken en ketteren van den beginne des Nieuwen Testaments tot aan het jaar onses Heeren 1688 ... In het Neederduyts vertaald' by G. Arnold. 

Artists and Engravers: Gottfried Arnold (1666 – 1714) was a German Lutheran theologian and historian. Etching by Romeyn de Hooghe.