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Capture of Egmond and Horne, 1567, Series 5: Dutch Events, 1566-1570, print, album page, Capture of the Counts of Egmond and Horne by Alva in the Court of Culemborg on the Zavel in Brussels, September 10, 1567. View of the hall where, in the foreground, Alva in a long cloak places his hand on Egmond's shoulder; on the right, Horne is being led away. In the background, Alva rises from discussions at a table. With an 8-line caption in German. Numbered: 9., printmaker: Frans Hogenberg, Cologne, 1567 - 1570, Frans Hogenberg, printmaker, North Rhine-Westphalia, paper, etching, height 211 mm x width 284 mm, Person, Fernando Álvarez de Toledo (3rd Duke of Alba), Philip of Montmorency (Count of Horne), Lamoraal Count of Egmond, law and jurisprudence (judgment), Eighty Years' War, Brussels, Zavel, Period, 1567-09-10, A detailed monochrome engraving of an interior hall with a high ceiling and patterned tapestry panels on the walls, showing groups of men in period clothing gathered and conversing across a wooden plank floor; a central cluster of figures stands near a tall ornate column and a draped doorway, while more men are seated or standing around a long table near mullioned windows that look out onto a street scene; to the right a stair and an archway reveal an exterior courtyard where soldiers and armed figures stand and march among buildings with chimneys and stepped gables; decorative molding, carved column capitals, and a fireplace or raised platform are visible, and several smaller figures move along the foreground and background, with fine crosshatching and line work throughout the scene.

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Capture Egmond Horne 1567 Series 5 Dutch Events 1566-1570 print album page Counts Alva Court Culemborg Zavel Brussels September 10 View hall foreground long cloak places hand Egmond's shoulder right led away background Alva rises discussions table 8-line caption German Numbered 9 printmaker Frans Hogenberg Cologne 1567 - 1570 North Rhine-Westphalia paper etching height 211 mm x width 284 mm Person Fernando Álvarez de Toledo 3rd Duke Alba Philip Montmorency Count Lamoraal Count law jurisprudence judgment Eighty Years War Period 1567-09-10 detailed monochrome engraving interior hall high ceiling patterned tapestry panels walls showing groups men period clothing gathered conversing across wooden plank floor central cluster figures stands near tall ornate column draped doorway seated standing long table near mullioned windows look street scene stair archway reveal exterior courtyard soldiers armed figures stand march buildings chimneys stepped gables decorative molding carved column capitals fireplace raised platform visible several smaller figures move fine crosshatching line work scene