David Receives the Holy Bread and Sword of Goliath [above]; Two Dragons Decapitated [below]

It takes a village to raise an object. Here are the people who've been involved with this one:

• Engraved by Hans Collaert II
• Published by Philips Galle
• Subject: Philostratus, The Athenian
• Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus
• Previously owned by Giovanni Piancastelli