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Inauguration on the Grote Markt, 1599
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Inauguration on a podium in front of the town hall on the Grote Markt, December 1599. A large crowd gathered on the square, in the foreground poles with tar barrels decorated with images of St. George slaying the dragon. From the podium coins and medals are being scattered. During the entry into Antwerp. 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.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineInhuldiging op de Grote Markt, 1599. 1599. Pieter van der Borcht (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
