Arkivism
Duke of Guise murdered in the castle at Blois, 1588 / Failed assault on the walls of Livron, defended by the Huguenots, 1574 / Servants of the Duke of Aumale try to drive away rats in his coffin, 1591 / Italian sorcerer shows Catherine de' Medici the future in a mirror
Public domain

Duke of Guise murdered in the castle at Blois, 1588 / Failed assault on the walls of Livron, defended by the Huguenots, 1574 / Servants of the Duke of Aumale try to drive away rats in his coffin, 1591 / Italian sorcerer shows Catherine de' Medici the future in a mirror

Jan Luyken · 1698 · etching; paper

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

About this work

Untrimmed sheet with four prints.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printCatharina de' Medicirodents: ratmirrorattack ~ siegecoffincity-walls
Credit lineHertog van Guise in het kasteel te Blois vermoord, 1588 / Afgeslagen bestorming van de muren van Livron, door de Hugenoten verdedigd, 1574 / Dienaren van de hertog van Aumale trachten de ratten in zij. 1698. Jan Luyken. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
Open in Explore View at source

Similar works

King Agrippa sees an owl above his throne / King Agrippa dies surrounded by courtiers / Surprise attack on the temple by the soldiers of Pompey / Pompey takes the temple in JerusalemKing Agrippa sees an owl above his throne / King Agrippa dies surrounded by courtiers / Surprise attack on the temple by the soldiers of Pompey / Pompey takes the temple in Jerusalem Christian, Duke of Brunswick, finds treasures in the Cathedral of Paderborn, which he conquered, including the golden statue of Liborius, 1622 / Johan 't Serclaes, Count of Tilly, has conquered Minden and has his victims thrown into Wertha, 1626 / In Langengunz (Hesse) the booklet "Parady...Christian, Duke of Brunswick, finds treasures in the Cathedral of Paderborn, which he conquered, including the golden statue of Liborius, 1622 / Johan 't Serclaes, Count of Tilly, has conquered Minden and has his victims thrown into Wertha, 1626 / In Langengunz (Hesse) the booklet "Parady... Soldiers in Breisach have an accident by bringing fire into a cellar with gunpowder, 1638 / In Bremen Lutherans enter the Cathedral against the council's prohibition while the guard lays down their weapons, 1638 / High water during the siege of Wolfenbüttel, 1641 / During the siege of Memmingen explodesSoldiers in Breisach have an accident by bringing fire into a cellar with gunpowder, 1638 / In Bremen Lutherans enter the Cathedral against the council's prohibition while the guard lays down their weapons, 1638 / High water during the siege of Wolfenbüttel, 1641 / During the siege of Memmingen explodes Footmen gamble on the coffin of the Duke of Luynes, 1621 / Satirical theatrical performance given by King Philip IV of Spain to his guest Charles I of England, 1623 / Collapsed gallery during a Catholic religious service in the house of the Spanish ambassador in London, 1623 / DisguisedFootmen gamble on the coffin of the Duke of Luynes, 1621 / Satirical theatrical performance given by King Philip IV of Spain to his guest Charles I of England, 1623 / Collapsed gallery during a Catholic religious service in the house of the Spanish ambassador in London, 1623 / Disguised Collapsed gallery during a Catholic religious service in the house of the Spanish envoy in London, 1623 / Footmen gambling on the coffin of the Duke of Luynes, 1621 / Disguised as a jeweller, Gustavus Adolphus makes his first visit to his fiancée Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg, 1620Collapsed gallery during a Catholic religious service in the house of the Spanish envoy in London, 1623 / Footmen gambling on the coffin of the Duke of Luynes, 1621 / Disguised as a jeweller, Gustavus Adolphus makes his first visit to his fiancée Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg, 1620 Reformed in Hungary before a court of bishops and other Catholics, 1670 / Reformed preachers in Hungary sentenced to hard labour, 1674 / Reformed Hungarian preachers are liberated near Naples by Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter, 1676 / At the French envoy to ConstantinopleReformed in Hungary before a court of bishops and other Catholics, 1670 / Reformed preachers in Hungary sentenced to hard labour, 1674 / Reformed Hungarian preachers are liberated near Naples by Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter, 1676 / At the French envoy to Constantinople