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Meeting between Frederick Henry and Thomas Preston
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Meeting between Frederick Henry and Thomas Preston

Pieter Nolpe · 1641 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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Departure of the Spanish garrison from Huis te Gennep on 29 July 1641, after the siege and capture of Huis te Gennep by the States army under Frederick Henry from 6 June to 27 July 1641. In the foreground the meeting of Frederick Henry with the Irish governor Thomas Preston. To the left Prince William II seated on horseback and in the background Huis te Gennep. Behind the meeting a procession of Spanish riders passes by. At the top a four-line text in Dutch. Print forms part of a series on the departure of the Spanish garrison from Gennep.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineOntmoeting tussen Frederik Hendrik en Thomas Preston. 1641. Pieter Nolpe. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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