Eighty Years War (Dutch War of Independence) (1568-1648)
Contemporary prints and maps of the battles and sieges of the Eighty Years War
Siege of Grave, 1586
Het beleg van de Stadt Graave door den Prins van Parma in den Jaare MDLXXXVI
c.1680Etching and engraving; printed on paper; laid down on paper | 27.0 x 34.1 cm (image) | RCIN 721078
A view of the siege of Grave (April-7 June 1586) by the Spanish army, commanded by the Prince of Parma, Alessandro Farnese (27 August 1545-3 December 1592; Duke of Parma and Piacenza 15 September 1586-1592; Governor of the Spanish Netherlands 1578-1592), resulting in the surrender of the town by the Governor, Baron Peter van Hemart, on 7 June 1586. Eighty Years War (Dutch War of Independence) (1568-1648.
Jan Luyken (1649-1712) (draughtsman and engraver) [bottom right, below view:] Ian, Luyken invenit et fecit.
Watermark: Indistinct: three hills?
Condition: one fold line; laid down on thick paper; no gilt edges
26.4 x 34.1 cm (neatline)
27.0 x 34.1 cm (image)
28.8 x 35.8 cm (mount)
27.3 x 34.3 cm (sheet)
Printed title:
Het beleg van de Stadt Graave door den Prins van Parma in den Jaare MDLXXXVI. [below view]
Annotations:
George III heading: Grave 1586.
Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [bottom right, black pencil: a modern annotation].
George III catalogue entry:
Grave Het beleg van de Stadt Grave door den Prins van Parma in den Jaare 1586; door Jan Luyken.
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