Caption
Count Floris III captured by the Count of Flanders, 1165, print, historical print, 1165., printmaker: Reinier Vinkeles (I), Netherlands, printmaker: Cornelis Bogerts, after drawing by Jacobus Buys, 1780 - 1795, paper, etching, height 166 mm x width 112 mm, Illustration for: J. Fokke, Geschiedenissen der Vereenigde Nederlanden voor de vaderlandsche jeugd, Johannes Allart, Amsterdam 1783-1795, 25 volumes, vol. II, pl. IV. Places before the letter., Person, Floris III (Count of Holland), prisoner of war (after the battle), Netherlands during the Late Middle Ages, Period, A detailed engraving shows a group of men in historical dress standing outdoors beneath a sky filled with linear shaded clouds, with trees and foliage in the background. In the foreground three men are prominent: one wears a turban-like headwrap and a cloak, another wears a brimmed helmet and a short cloak while gesturing with a hand, and a third wears a plumed helmet, plate-like thigh armor, and holds a polearm. Behind them a line of soldiers in helmets and varied garments stand in formation, some holding spears. The ground shows tufts of grass and a textured surface, and the entire scene is enclosed within a rectangular border.
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Photo12/Liszt Collection
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LZT26A89_277
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