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Duke of Aarschot captured in Ghent, 1577, Was gestaltt der staten suspecte hern, gefengklich ingezogen zu Gendt in Flandern, Series 8: Dutch Events, 1577-1583, print, album page, The capture of the Duke of Aarschot and other nobles in the Court of S. Baeffs in Ghent, October 28, 1577. With a 12-line caption in German. Numbered: 9., printmaker: Frans Hogenberg, Cologne, 1577 - 1579, North Rhine-Westphalia, paper, etching, height 211 mm x width 274 mm, Person, Philip III of Croÿ (4th Prince of Chimay, 3rd Duke of Aarschot, 4th Count of Beaumont), imprisonment, Ghent Uprising, Ghent, Sint-Bavo Hof, Period, 1577-10-28, A detailed ink drawing of a town scene showing a large stone building with tall mullioned windows and an arched gateway surrounded by a crowd of armed men carrying long pole weapons and wearing hats with brims or plumed helmets, some moving toward the arch and others advancing across a paved street; a smaller group stands on a raised platform or stairs near the building entrance while another figure carries a lantern; multiple narrow tall townhouses line the street to the left with small groups of people gathered near doorways and windows, and a few mounted figures visible in the background; the composition is densely crosshatched and rendered in fine line work with visible stone and brick textures and decorative rooflines.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B29_402

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Duke Aarschot captured Ghent 1577 Was gestaltt der staten suspecte hern gefengklich ingezogen zu Gendt Flandern Series 8 Dutch Events 1577-1583 print album page capture Aarschot nobles Court S Baeffs October 28 12-line caption German Numbered 9 printmaker Frans Hogenberg Cologne 1577 - 1579 North Rhine-Westphalia paper etching height 211 mm x width 274 mm Person Philip III Croÿ 4th Prince Chimay 3rd Duke 4th Count Beaumont imprisonment Ghent Uprising Sint-Bavo Hof Period 1577-10-28 detailed ink drawing town scene showing large stone building tall mullioned windows arched gateway surrounded crowd armed men carrying long pole weapons wearing hats brims plumed helmets moving arch advancing across paved street smaller group stands raised platform stairs near building entrance another figure carries lantern multiple narrow tall townhouses line street left small groups people gathered near doorways mounted figures visible background composition densely crosshatched rendered fine line work visible stone brick textures decorative rooflines