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Engraving on mother-of-pearl depicting the mounted duel between Viscount De Breauté and Gerard Abrahams 'Lekkerbeetje' on the Vught heath on 5 February 1600
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Engraving on mother-of-pearl depicting the mounted duel between Viscount De Breauté and Gerard Abrahams 'Lekkerbeetje' on the Vught heath on 5 February 1600

Jean Bellekin · 1628 · sawing; striking (metalworking); plakken; carpentry; casting; engraving; iron (metal); copper (metal); paper; wood (plant material); gold (metal); mother of pearl

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Engraving on an oval mother-of-pearl disc in a gold border, in a black-painted wooden frame with applied gold inner and outer profiles. The scene depicts a cavalry fight, with two trumpeting heralds on the left and right background and a city on the horizon. Marked.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
plaquePierre de BreautéGerardt Abrahamsz. LekkerbeetjeVughtSlag van Lekkerbeetje
Credit lineGravure op parelmoer tonend het ruiterduel tussen burggraaf De Breauté en Gerard Abrahams 'Lekkerbeetje' op de Vughtse heide op 5 februari 1600. 1628. Jean Bellekin. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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