Identification title(s): allegory with frederik hendrik opposite cardinal ferdinand, 1636. Uniti belgii hieroglyphicum, oft vereenicht-neder-landts zinne-beeld / aff-beeldende de hooge roem-waerde redactiee godes (. . ) (title on object). Object type: propaganda print object number: rp-p-ob-78. 787. Catalog reference: fmh 1751. Hollstein dutch 23. Description: allegory on the political situation in the year 1636. On the left, frederik hendrik, as protector of the dutch garden, tramples the monstrosity tweedracht (discordia). In front of the gate of the garden, the dutch lion with a drawn sword represents the vigilance of the states general. On the right is cardinal ferdinand who has knocked away part of the fence with an ax to free the snake (wesel, 's-hertogenbosch and maastricht). In the sky clouds with the tetragrammaton and the hands of god. A text sheet is glued to the bottom of the print with the title and a verse in 2 columns. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: willem van de lande (mentioned on object), after a design by: adriaen pietersz. Van de venne (mentioned on object), designed by: pieter nootmans (mentioned on object), writer: pieter nootmans (mentioned on object), publisher: ludolph breeckevelt (mentioned on object). Place of manufacture: printmaker: northern netherlands, publisher: the hague. Dating: 1636. Physical features: etching with a text page in letterpress. Material: paper technique: etching / letterpress. Dimensions: etching: h 261 mm × w 381 mmtext sheet: h 275 mm × w 366 mm. Subject: what: fenced or walled garden; 'hortus conclusus'. When: 1636 - 1636. Where. Wesel's-hertogenbosch. Maastricht. Who: states general. Frederik hendrik (prince of orange), governor of the southern netherlands, ferdinand of austria. Acquisition: purchase 1881. Date: 1636.
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