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has its visor shaped as a wolf's mask, and which is also to be seen in the Ambras Collection (Vol. iv, page 102, Fig. 1185).

Fig. 1538. Three-quarter suit in the Maximilian style

Forgery. Probably Milanese work, about 1880

Fig. 1539. An English suit

Made by the late Mr. Francis, imitating the Maximilian styles of various periods

Our next illustration is that of an entirely composite suit made up of various false plates (Fig. 1539). It is comprehensively Maximilian in style, but unshapely in appearance; while most of the plates, with the exception of the breastplate, are very poorly made. The greater part of it is the work of a