Title

'Portrait of the Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands Don John of Austria', 16th century. Artist: Alonso Sanchez Coello

Caption

'Portrait of the Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands Don John of Austria', 16th century. Don Juan of Austria (1545-1578) was the illegitimate son of the Emperor Charles V, and half-brother of Philip II of Spain. With the Spanish, Venetian and Papal fleets he defeated the Turks at the Battle of Lepanto on 7 October 1571. He was appointed Governor of the Netherlands in 1576. Found in the collection of the Far Eastern Art Museum, Khabarovsk, Russia.

Date

1576

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Fine Art Images

Reference

HRM19D97_159

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,4Mb (3,3Mb) / 12,2in x 16,1in / 3650 x 4831 (300dpi)

Keywords

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