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 Vught and 's-Hertogenbosch, 1600 (Vught, North Brabant, Netherlands) 51°39ʹ12ʺN 05°17ʹ15ʺE; (’s-Hertogenbosch [Bois-Le-Duc], North Brabant, Netherlands) 51°41'57"N 05°18'15"E
1600 or laterEtching and engraving; printed on paper; laid down on paper | 25.6 x 33.2 cm (image and sheet) | RCIN 721095
A view of the cavalry duel between Geraert [Gerard] Abramsz. van Houwelingen (nickname ‘Leckerbeetjen’ [or gourmand]; c.1560-5 February 1600) and 21 of his men, all in the service of the Spanish Netherlands, and the French Pierre de Breauté and 21 of his men, all in the service of the States General on the heathland near Vucht on 5 February 1600, resulting in the deaths of van Houwelingen and de Breauté. Eighty Years War (Dutch War of Independence) (1568-1648). See the notes for RCIN 721093.
This print is almost the same as RCINs 721093 and 721094. This version lacks the title; the Grobbendonk coat of arms is present, top centre. This printing is not recorded in van Eekelen (2009).
? Sebastiaen Vrancx (1573-1647) (artist)
C.B. (16C) (publisher) [bottom right of view, inside neatline:] C.B. ex
Watermark: Indistinct: a jug?
Condition: one fold line; one prominent crease in the centre foreground which was present before printing took place.
23.2 x 33.2 cm (neatline)
25.6 x 33.2 cm (image and sheet)
27.6 x 35.5 cm (mount)
Printed title:
[No title; two columns of text below view, begin:] POURTRAICT du memorable Combat â Cheval, lez certain Village nommé / Vucht, a une lieu de Bois-le-Duc …
Annotations:
George III heading: Vucht 1600.
Other annotations: (Recto) [top left, black pencil, erased:] Feb 1600 (Verso) none.
George III catalogue entry:
Vucht A copy from the same Print [i.e. RCIN 721093] by C.B.
Subject(s)
Vught, North Brabant, Netherlands (51°39ʹ12ʺN 05°17ʹ15ʺE)
’s-Hertogenbosch [Bois-Le-Duc], North Brabant, Netherlands (51°41'57"N 05°18'15"E )
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