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Portrait of the Duke of Alba

Frans Hogenberg · 1585 - 1587 · letterpress printing; engraving; paper

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

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Portrait of the Duke of Alba, Governor of the Netherlands, bust to the right, Order of the Golden Fleece around the neck, in a round frame with Latin inscription. Printed on the back with two pages (p. 468 and 467) of text in book type in Latin. Portrait added to the collection of maps taken from a later edition of: Descrittione di tutti i Paesi Bassi by Lodovico Guicciardini.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

print historical persons Tachtigjarige Oorlog

Credit linePortret van de hertog van Alva. 1585 - 1587. Frans Hogenberg. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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