Print Description
The Dutch Lion, with lance, liberty hat and privileges, presents William of Orange with the sword on behalf of the States General to fight Spanish tyranny, 1572. On the right the broken printing press, in the background the prince’s army and fleet.
Made by Pieter Serwouters after Adriaen Pietersz. van de Venne.
Medium: Engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.
Image size: 21 x 14.4 cm. (8.27 x 5.67 inch).
Condition: good, given age. Attached to a carrier sheet. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
WILLIAM OF ORANGE-PRINCE-LION | PCO-E17-46
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
From: “Valerius Gedenkklank” 1622.
Reference: Hollstein Dutch 73.
Biography engraver: Pieter Serwouters (1586-1657) was an engraver, etcher and draughtsman. He was born and worked in Antwerp before moving to Amsterdam in 1622. Brother of Philips, who was a woodcut designer.
Biography artist: Adriaen Pietersz van de Venne (1589 – 1662), was a versatile Dutch Golden Age painter of allegories, genre subjects, and portraits, as well as a miniaturist, book illustrator, designer of political satires, and versifier.
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