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Hercules Gallicus, 1599
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Hercules Gallicus, 1599

Pieter van der Borcht (I) · 1599 · etching; hand coloring; paper

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Hercules Gallicus, December 1599. Stage with a large statue of Hercules with the personifications of the 17 provinces chained with golden chains to his mouth. On the pedestal the works of Hercules. Erected during the entry into Antwerp on the Melkmarkt. Part of: Historica narratio profectionis et inaugurationis serenissimorum Belgii principum Alberti et Isabellae Austriae archiducum, the description of the entries of the couple in Brussels, Antwerp, Ghent and Valenciennes, 1599.

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Credit lineHercules Gallicus, 1599. 1599. Pieter van der Borcht (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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