Battle of Jemmingen, 1568, Series 5: Dutch Events, 1566-1570, print, album page, July 21, 1568. The army of Louis of Nassau is defeated by Alva near the village of Jemmingen. Some save themselves by jumping into the water of the Ems River. With an 8-line caption in German. Numbered: 14., printmaker: Frans Hogenberg, Cologne, 1568 - 1570, North Rhine-Westphalia, paper, etching, height 210 mm x width 278 mm, Person, Fernando Álvarez de Toledo (3rd Duke of Alba), Louis Count of Nassau, battle, fighting in general, Lower Saxony, Jemmingen, Period, 1568-07-21, A detailed ink drawing shows a riverside settlement with clustered houses and a church near a curved waterway, a windmill on a bend, tents and figures near the shore, and groups of armed soldiers clashing with pikes and artillery along embankments; boats and carts appear near the riverbank, people run and gesture among the buildings, some figures wade or swim in the water, and a foreground scene shows two figures near the river edge w...
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Battle of Jemmingen, 1568, Series 5: Dutch Events, 1566-1570, print, album page, July 21, 1568. The army of Louis of Nassau is defeated by Alva near the village of Jemmingen. Some save themselves by jumping into the water of the Ems River. With an 8-line caption in German. Numbered: 14., printmaker: Frans Hogenberg, Cologne, 1568 - 1570, North Rhine-Westphalia, paper, etching, height 210 mm x width 278 mm, Person, Fernando Álvarez de Toledo (3rd Duke of Alba), Louis Count of Nassau, battle, fighting in general, Lower Saxony, Jemmingen, Period, 1568-07-21, A detailed ink drawing shows a riverside settlement with clustered houses and a church near a curved waterway, a windmill on a bend, tents and figures near the shore, and groups of armed soldiers clashing with pikes and artillery along embankments; boats and carts appear near the riverbank, people run and gesture among the buildings, some figures wade or swim in the water, and a foreground scene shows two figures near the river edge with one in a dynamic pose while the landscape includes fields, earthen dikes, and scattered vegetation.

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Battle Jemmingen 1568 Series 5 Dutch Events 1566-1570 print album page July 21 army Louis Nassau defeated Alva near village save themselves jumping water Ems River 8-line caption German Numbered 14 printmaker Frans Hogenberg Cologne 1568 - 1570 North Rhine-Westphalia paper etching height 210 mm x width 278 mm Person Fernando Álvarez de Toledo 3rd Duke Alba Louis Count battle fighting general Lower Saxony Period 1568-07-21 detailed ink drawing riverside settlement clustered houses church near curved waterway windmill bend tents figures near shore groups armed soldiers clashing pikes artillery embankments boats carts near riverbank people run gesture buildings figures wade swim foreground scene two figures near river edge dynamic pose landscape includes fields earthen dikes scattered vegetation

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