Eighty Years War (Dutch War of Independence) (1568-1648)
Contemporary prints and maps of the battles and sieges of the Eighty Years War
View of the siege of Grave, 1586
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.
Subject(s)
Army-Duke of ParmaWatermark: 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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