Capture of Brielle by the Sea Beggars, 1572 - Hogenberg Etching
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Original etching from the workshop of Frans Hogenberg showing the capture of Den Briel (Brielle, Holland) by the Sea Beggars on 1 April 1572, the episode that set off the general revolt of the Low Countries against the Spanish Crown.
Original etching from the workshop of Frans Hogenberg showing the capture of Den Briel (Brielle, Holland) by the Sea Beggars on 1 April 1572, the episode that set off the general revolt of the Low Countries against the Spanish Crown.
It belongs to Hogenberg's historical sheets, the great illustrated chronicle of the Eighty Years' War. Beneath the image, four columns of German verses dated "Anno Dni M.D.LXXII den 1. Aprill", and a contemporary manuscript note in ink: "Le Comte Lomme s'empare de Briel en Hollande. Commencement de la guerre".
Medium: Etching
Artist / after: After a model by Frans Hogenberg (Mechelen, 1535 - Cologne, 1590)
Engraver: Anonymous
Date: Circa 1613-1615
Dimensions: 11.7 x 9.6 in (29.8 x 24.5 cm)
Condition: Trimmed to the plate mark at the left margin. General toning of the paper, light soiling and small wrinkles at the edges; old manuscript note in ink beneath the image
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Original etching from the workshop of Frans Hogenberg showing the capture of Den Briel (Brielle, Holland) by the Sea Beggars on 1 April 1572, the episode that set off the general revolt of the Low Countries against the Spanish Crown.