Magdalena Moons begs her fiancé Francisco Valdez to postpone the storming of Leiden for another night, 1574: scene from the Eighty Years' War, Simon Opzoomer, between 1840 and 1850

Scene from the eighty years' war, 1574: magdalena moons begs her fiancé francisco valdez to postpone the storming of leiden for another night, during which the wind changed, the land was flooded and the city was saved. The spanish officer sits in his tent, with his left hand on his sword. His wife sits next to him and points outside. Parts of armor on the right. Object Type: painting. Genre: history painting. Date: between 1840 and 1850. Dimensions: drager Height: 77.5 cm (30.5 in) drager Width: 65 cm (25.5 in). Medium: oil on panel. Collection: Rijksmuseum. Magdalena Moons smeekt haar verloofde Francisco Valdez de bestorming van Leiden nog een nacht uit te stellen, 1574; scène uit de Tachtigjarige Oorlog Rijksmuseum SK-C-294