Identification title(s): portraits of matthias of austria and william i, prince of orange. Object type: print object number: rp-p-1909-1920. Catalog reference: fmh 754-aatlas van stolk 685. Mauquoy-hendricx (wierix) 1822. Hollstein dutch 2119. Van beresteyn 196. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 2773 collector's mark, verso center, stamped: lugt 2228. Description: portraits of matthias and willem i. Both monarchs in ovals, half-length in armor with command staff in hand. In the middle the grieving dutch virgin with a shield composed of the 17 provincial weapons. With inscriptions in french and dutch and bible texts in latin. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: johannes wierix. Place of manufacture: netherlands. Dating: 1577 - 1579. Physical features: engraving. Material: paper technique: engraving (printing process). Dimensions: plate edge: h 198 mm × w 263 mm explanation the title stated here refers to the highest title obtained by the sitter, not necessarily to the title that the sitter bears in this performance. Subject: what: personifications of countries, nations, states, districts, etc. (with name). Eighty years' war. When: 1578 - 1578. Where: netherlands. Who. William i (prince of orange). Matthias of austria (roman-german emperor). Credit line: donation from mr. H. D. Willink van collen, breukelen. Acquisition: donation 1909. Date: between 1577 and 1579.
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