SAM. S. R. I. COM. TELEKI DE SZEK S. C. R. M. CAMER. & CONSIL. STAT. & INT. CANCELLAR. AUL. TRANSILV. & COM. SUPR. BIHAR. NAT. d. XVII. NOV. MDCCXXXIX.

INCORRUPT FAITH.

IN PROSPEROUS TIMES.

AND UPRIGHT IN DOUBTFUL ONES.

A stipple-engraved portrait of Count Samuel Teleki (1739–1822) presented in an oval frame. The subject is depicted with a powdered wig, a lace jabot, and a fur-lined coat. The oval border is inscribed with his formal titles and birth date. Garlands of oak or laurel leaves are draped around the frame, which rests on a rectangular stone pedestal. The pedestal contains a three-line Latin motto. At the base of the pedestal are symbolic objects including an hourglass, a pair of scales, a set of dividers (compass), and leafy branches.

Mansfeld del.
Sam. Tzetter Hungarian sc. 1796.