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Object Type
Museum number: 1869,0612.486
Description: Abdication of Charles V, 25 October 1555; Philip II kneels before his father, Emperor Charles V, at the abdication ceremony, in the presence of the Estates of the Netherlands. 1555 Etching
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Production date: 1570
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Dimensions: Height: 200 millimetres; Width: 277 millimetres (trimmed)
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Curator's comments: Literature: B.W. Meijer, 'Parma e Bruxelles, committenza e collezionismo farnesiani alle due corti', Milan, 1988, p.117.
Bibliographic references: New Hollstein (Dutch & Flemish) / The New Hollstein: Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts 1450-1700 (B10.I) (Frans Hogenberg); Muller 1997 / Heinrich Vogtherr l'Ancien: un artiste entre Renaissance et Réforme (413,12); Hellwig 1983 / Franz Hogenberg - Abraham Hogenberg, Geschichtsblätter (12)
Location: Not on display
Subjects
Associated names: Portrait of: Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor; Portrait of: Philip II, King of Spain; Portrait of: Mary I, Queen of England
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Acquisition date: 1869
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 1869,0612.486

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