Catalogue information

LastDodo number
5155949
Area
Prints / graphics
Title
PIETER ADRIAANSZ VAN DE WERFF, BURGEMEESTER VAN LEIDEN.
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Publisher
Dimensions
18,6 x 11,6
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Details

Steel engraving by Pieter Adriaansz. van der Werff (1529-1604), mayor of Leiden during the siege by the Spaniards. Leiden held out because of his determination. Intended as an illustration for: Johannes Pieter Arend. "General history of the fatherland from the earliest times to the present day". 5 parts. Amsterdam: J.F. Schleijer, 1841-1884.

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