Treasurer: Officers and Soldiers of Emperor Rudolf II's Guard

This engraving depicts an elegantly dressed official from the Imperial bodyguard wearing a large feathered hat and a broad ruff. In the lower background, a group of soldiers gathers around a table outside their tents, representing the payment of troops. The figure is shown in a refined, twisted posture characteristic of the Haarlem Mannerist style.

This print belongs to a series documenting the military hierarchy of Emperor Rudolf II, a monarch whose court in Prague served as the most significant center for Renaissance esotericism, alchemy, and Hermeticism. While the subject is secular, the work reflects the 'Prague Mannerism' aesthetic that flourished under Rudolf's patronage, linking the artist Goltzius to the intellectual environment of the Imperial court.