Italian pageant shield, circa 1590.Inscription: ‘V E N I A M ·O V O C V N O V E · V O C A R I
Italian pageant shield, circa 1590.Inscription: ‘V E N I A M ·O V O C V N O V E · V O C A R I S’ 'I shall come wherever thou art called.'E T · D V B I T A M V S · A D H V C / V I R V T E M E X T E N D E R E F A C T I S’ 'And do we still hesitate to enlarge our prowess by deeds’from the Wallace Collection -- source link
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