Name: Antique Print-WILLIAM OF ORANGE-ASSASSINATION-GERARDS-de Hooghe-Jan Luyken-1680
SKU: RB-897
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Antique Print-WILLIAM OF ORANGE-ASSASSINATION-GERARDS-de Hooghe-Jan Luyken-1680

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De moordt des Prinsen van Oranje, tot Delft, in den Jaare 1584. – This print shows the assassination on the Prince of Orange in 1584 by Balthasar Gerards, which took place on the steps of the Princenhof in Delft, Netherlands. In the foreground and background we see startled people with knives in their hands.

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SKU: RB-897 Category: History

Description

‘De moordt des Prinsen van Oranje, tot Delft, in den Jaare 1584.’

Etching / engraving on hand laid, (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 37 x 32,5 cm. (14,6 x 12,8 inch). Image size: 34,5 x 27,5 cm. (13,6 x 10,8 inch).

This attractive print was published in Pieter Christiaensz. Bor: ?Oorsprongk, begin, en vervolgh der Nederlandsche Oorlogen”, Amsterdam, 1679-1684. Published in Amsterdam by Joannes van Someren, Abr.Wolfgangh, Hendrick en Dirck Boom.

Made by ‘Jan Luyken’ after ‘Romeyn de Hooghe’. Jan Luiken / Luyken (1649-1712) belonged to the best engravers of the period. His son Casper (1672-1708) often assisted with the making of the prints.

Condition: Good, given age. Fold as published. Tears in middle and small tears in lower margin been restored. Brownish edges. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

Keywords: PRINCE OF ORANGE-ASSASSINATION-BALTHASAR GERARDS-PRINCENHOF-DELFT-KNIVES

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