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Provost
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Provost

Jacques de Gheyn (II) · 1587 · engraving; paper

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

About this work

A man with a staff in his right hand (a provost), full-length, a sword at his belt. In the background a soldier is being led away in chains. Below the image two lines of text in Latin. This print is part of a series of 12 numbered prints of soldiers, full-length, against a landscape background depicting military actions, with a two-line Latin inscription.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineProvoost. 1587. Jacques de Gheyn (II). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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