Plate 8: the advent of the prince; at the centre fortune presents ferdinand on horseback to belgica, accompanied by her lion, and behind her is the figure of public health, holding a snake; a putto raises the coat of arms of antwerp at the right; mars gravidus, accompanied by the figure of valour, tramples the slain enemy at the left; above flies winged victory extending a laurel wreath; after peter paul rubens; illustration for gaspar gevaerts' "pompa introitus" (antwerp, 1641)
etching. Date: 1635-1641 (c.). Dimensions: Height: 284 mm (plate-mark); Height: 649 mm (sheet); Width: 315 mm; Width: 543 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Gaspar Gevaerts. Collection: British Museum. Print, book-illustration (BM 1884,0112.39)
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