Catalogue information

LastDodo number
4709335
Area
Prints / graphics
Title
Die ouerwininge der stat Lier hoese de malcontens ingnome
Artist
Year
1616
Print run
Signed
Dimensions
11,2 x 18,3
Details

Engraving of the capture of the city of Lier by the Spaniards by the betrayal of the Scottish commander William Semple on August 11, 1582. The Spanish horsemen enter the city through the gate. There is fighting in the streets. With caption of 4 lines in Dutch and 3 lines in French. Copper engraving, published in the famous book by Willem Baudartius (1565-1640) 'Les Guerres De Nassau, (...)', Amsterdam, Michel Colin de Thovoyon, 1616.

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