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Alva Leaves the Netherlands, 1573
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Alva Leaves the Netherlands, 1573

Frans Hogenberg · 1574 - c. 1578 · 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 stadtholder Requesens who is riding towards Brussels. With a caption of 10 lines in German. Numbered in the lower left: 95. The print is part of an album.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printalbumbladhistorieprentLuis de Zúñiga y RequesensBrusselsTachtigjarige Oorlog
Credit lineAlva verlaat de Nederlanden, 1573. 1574 - c. 1578. Frans Hogenberg. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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