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Alva besieges Bergen in Hainaut
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Alva besieges Bergen in Hainaut

anonymous · 1613 - 1615 · etching; paper

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

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Bergen in Hainaut, won by Count Louis of Nassau by stratagem, besieged by Alva, 18 August 1572. From the left comes the army of William of Orange in an attempt to relieve the city. With a caption of 4 lines in Latin. Numbered: 31. Printed on the back with text in Latin.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printhistorieprentWilliam I (Prince of Orange)Lodewijk graaf van Nassausiege, position warBergen (België)Strijd om Mons (1572)
Credit lineAlva belegert Bergen in Henegouwen. 1613 - 1615. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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