Eighty Years War (Dutch War of Independence) (1568-1648)
Contemporary prints and maps of the battles and sieges of the Eighty Years War
Vught and 's-Hertogenbosch, 1600
RUYTERGEVECHT TUSSCHEN DEN E HEER VAN BREAUTE ENDE GERAERT LECKERBEETIEN Ao 1600
c.1600Engraving; printed on paper; mounted on paper (Mount Type B); gilt edges top, right and bottom | 26.0 x 33.5 cm (image) | RCIN 721094
A view of the cavalry duel between Geraert [Gerard] Abramsz. van Houwelingen (nickname ‘Leckerbeetjen’ [or gourmand]; ca 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 to RCIN 721093.
Almost the same as RCIN 721093; both views are by the same author. This version has the addition of a title and, top centre, the coat of arms of Antonie Schetz van Grobbendonk, 1564-1641, military governor of 's-Hertogenbosch. There are small differences in detail, for example: the gallows lack the bodies of two men hanging from them. The words in the text are the same, but spelling and spacing varies.
The Rijksmuseum example (RP-P-OB-80.508) is stated to be after a print by Joannes van Doetechum. Another version of this print, engraved by F. Beusecom, is in the Anne S.K. Browne Collection (NeB1600mf-1).
After Johannes Van Doetecum the Younger (fl. c.1551-1605) (artist)
After Sebastiaen Vrancx (1573-1647) (artist) [bottom right of view, inside neatline:] Sebastiaen Vrancx invent.
Claes Jansz. Visscher (1587-1652) (publisher) [bottom right of view, inside neatline:] CJ Visscher excudebat
Watermark: A jug. On mount: crown with six-pointed star above
Condition: no fold lines; pressure marks from the mounts of items which were kept above and below this print in a different collection are present on the recto and verso
23.3 x 33.5 cm (neatline)
26.0 x 33.5 cm (image)
53.6 x 39.4 cm (mount)
26.2 x 33.5 cm (sheet)
Printed title:
RUYTERGEVECHT TUSSCHEN DEN E HEER VAN BREAUTE ENDE GERAERT LECKERBEETIEN Ao 1600. [across top of view]
Additional text:
[four columns of text in Dutch and French; two columns of text in French, bottom right:] Pourtraict du memorable Combat à Cheval, lez certain Village / nommé Vucht, a une lieu de Bois-le-duc, entre le Vaillant / Seign.r de Breauté Gentil-homme Normand Capitaine d’une / Compagnie de Cuirassiers, au service de Mess.rs les Estats des Provinces Unies, et / 21. de sa Comp.ie françois dune part: / et Leckerbeetjen Lieutenant de Seign.r / Grobbendoncq Gouver / neur de Bois-le-duc, et 21 Cuirassiers de sa Comp.ie d’autre part: / auquel le dict Leckerbeetjen, son frere, et autres estans tuez en la / premiere Charge de part et d’autr le, Seign.r de Breaute, apres / avoir changé de Cheval jusques à 3. Fois, s'estant rendu la vie / sauve, puis apres a este miserabl. massacré de sang froid, avec son / Consijn De petit Bosc, par Cōm. de S.r Grobbēdoncq le 5.e Febvr: 1600.
Annotations:
George III heading: Vucht 1600.
Other annotations: (Recto) [top right, black pencil:] 1600. (Verso) [top left, on mount, black pencil, partly erased:] Vucht; [top right of print, red pencil, crossed out in red pencil:] 1/88; [bottom of print, across print and mount, red pencil:] 1/96; [bottom, left of centre, on mount, black pencil:] I/100-1.
George III catalogue entry:
Vucht A Copy from the same Print [i.e. RCIN 721093] by C.I. Visscher.
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)
Bibliographic reference(s)
M. McDonald, The Print Collection of Cassiano dal Pozzo. Part II, Architecture, Topography and Military Maps, 3 vols, London 2019, cat. no. 2739
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14 March 2024
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