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17th Century Portrait of Anna Ilsung von Tratzberg Noblewoman from Augsburg

Portrait of Anna Ilsung von Tratzberg

Antique portrait engraving on old chainlinked paper. Late 17th or early 18th Century.

Anna Fugger (her maiden name) was born into a wealthy merchant and banking family in Augsburg, Germany and married into the patrician Ilsung (also, Illsung) family also from Augsburg. She lived from 1549 to 1601

The full text on the engraving around the portrait reads:

Anna Ilsynga Coniunx Nupta A DNI 1570.