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Portrait of Fernando Alvarez de Toledo, Duke of Alva
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Portrait of Fernando Alvarez de Toledo, Duke of Alba. He holds a marshal's baton and stands beside a pedestal on which rests his helmet. His coat of arms is on the pedestal. His right gauntlet lies on the ground. The background shows a city and fort by the water, with a scaffold where someone is being beheaded. Below the print, in Latin, are Alba's name and title. Below the print, Dutch text in book type. Surrounded by an ornamental border.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit linePortret van Fernando Alvarez de Toledo, hertog van Alva. 1611. Christoffel van Sichem (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
