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Object Type
print
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
Producer name
Published by:
Frans Hogenberg
School/style
German
Production date
1570
Materials
paper
Technique
etching
Dimensions
Height:
200 millimetres
Width:
277 millimetres
(trimmed)
$Inscriptions
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
ceremony/ritual
Associated names
Portrait of:
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Portrait of:
Philip II, King of Spain
Portrait of:
Mary I, Queen of England
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Edward Daniell
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Percy Matthew Dove
(sale Sotheby's 28.v-5.vi.1869)
Acquisition date
1869
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1869,0612.486