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Alva Leaves the Netherlands, 1573

Frans Hogenberg · 1573 - 1575 · etching; paper

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

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Alva leaves the Netherlands, December 1573. In a large procession, the Duke departs in a litter from Brussels to Spain. He greets the new Governor-General Requesens, who is riding towards Brussels. With an inscription of 10 lines in German. Numbered: 18.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

print albumblad Luis de Zúñiga y Requesens Brussels Tachtigjarige Oorlog

Credit lineAlva verlaat de Nederlanden, 1573. 1573 - 1575. Frans Hogenberg. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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