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Portrait of Ambrogio Spinola
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Portrait of Ambrogio Spinola

Crispijn van de Passe (I) · 1574 - 1637 · engraving; paper

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

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Portrait of Ambrogio Spinola, Marquis de los Balbases. He arrived in 1602 in the Southern Netherlands as commander-in-chief of the Spanish troops. He wears a chain with the badge of the Order of the Golden Fleece. In the margin a four-line poem of praise, in two columns, in Latin.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit linePortret van Ambrogio Spinola. 1574 - 1637. Crispijn van de Passe (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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