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Object Type
print
Museum number
Mm,2.126
Title
Object:
Wer der Ertz Hertzogen zu Ostenreich und der Prins von Oranien Gott, dem Kunig und den Staten den Eidt thunt im Brussell
Description
Taking the Oath of the Archduke Matthew in Brussels, 20 January 1577; William Prince of Orange and Matthias Archduke of Austria taking the oath on a draped balcony in Brussels. 1577 Etching
Producer name
Print made by:
Frans Hogenberg
School/style
Netherlandish
Production date
1583
(?)
Materials
paper
Technique
etching
Dimensions
Height:
210 millimetres
Width:
282 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
New Hollstein (Dutch & Flemish) / The New Hollstein: Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts 1450-1700
(B139.I)
(Frans Hogenberg)
Muller 1997 / Heinrich Vogtherr l'Ancien: un artiste entre Renaissance et Réforme
(413,186)
Hellwig 1983 / Franz Hogenberg - Abraham Hogenberg, Geschichtsblätter
(196)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
ceremony/ritual
Associated names
Associated with:
Matthias I, Holy Roman Emperor
Associated with:
William I, Prince of Orange
Associated places
Associated with:
Brussels
Associated events
Associated Event:
Eighty Years' War 1568-1648
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Dorothea, Lady Banks
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Sarah Sophia Banks
Acquisition date
1818
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
Mm,2.126