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Appointment of Ferdinand as Governor of the Netherlands by Philip IV; Entry of Ferdinand into Antwerp in 1635 (no. 25)
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The appointment of Ferdinand as governor of the Netherlands by Philip IV. On the left, the kneeling pleading Dutch Maiden; in the sky, Isabella Clara Eugenia. The central depiction on the triumphal arch of Isabella Clara Eugenia erected in the Clarenstraat. Marked top right: page 96. Plate no. 25 in a set of 43 plates illustrating the publication describing the entry of Cardinal-Infant Ferdinand of Austria into Antwerp on 17 April 1635 as the new Governor-General of the Spanish Netherlands.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineAanstelling van Ferdinand als gouverneur over de Nederlanden door Filips IV; intocht van Ferdinand te Antwerpen in 1635 (nr. 25). 1639 - 1641. Theodoor van Thulden. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.