Relief of Leiden, 1574, Series 6: Dutch Events, 1571-1576, print, album page, The relief of Leiden on October 3, 1574. Troops of the Prince sail across the flooded polders of Delft past The Hague to Leiden, under the command of Admiral Louis de Boisot. Spanish besiegers flee from their positions. With a 10-line caption in German. Numbered: 24., printmaker: Frans Hogenberg, Cologne, 1574 - 1576, North Rhine-Westphalia, paper, etching, height 221 mm x width 294 mm, Person, Louis de Boisot, raising the siege with outside assistance, relief, The Hague, Leiden, Delft, Zoeterwoude, Period, 1574-10-03, A detailed monochrome engraving showing a coastal scene with many small rowing boats and larger ships on textured water, a fortified town with towers and clustered buildings on the left, open fields and scattered churches inland, a winding river or channel cutting through the scene, groups of soldiers or figures on boats and on shore, defensive barricades and floating platforms with men and equ...
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Relief of Leiden, 1574, Series 6: Dutch Events, 1571-1576, print, album page, The relief of Leiden on October 3, 1574. Troops of the Prince sail across the flooded polders of Delft past The Hague to Leiden, under the command of Admiral Louis de Boisot. Spanish besiegers flee from their positions. With a 10-line caption in German. Numbered: 24., printmaker: Frans Hogenberg, Cologne, 1574 - 1576, North Rhine-Westphalia, paper, etching, height 221 mm x width 294 mm, Person, Louis de Boisot, raising the siege with outside assistance, relief, The Hague, Leiden, Delft, Zoeterwoude, Period, 1574-10-03, A detailed monochrome engraving showing a coastal scene with many small rowing boats and larger ships on textured water, a fortified town with towers and clustered buildings on the left, open fields and scattered churches inland, a winding river or channel cutting through the scene, groups of soldiers or figures on boats and on shore, defensive barricades and floating platforms with men and equipment, plume-like smoke or explosions rising near some vessels, a distant ship at sea under stylized waves, and fine linework indicating clouds, waves, and terrain.

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Relief Leiden 1574 Series 6 Dutch Events 1571-1576 print album page relief October 3 Troops Prince sail across flooded polders Delft past Hague under command Admiral Louis de Boisot Spanish besiegers flee positions 10-line caption German Numbered 24 printmaker Frans Hogenberg Cologne 1574 - 1576 North Rhine-Westphalia paper etching height 221 mm x width 294 mm Person Louis de Boisot raising siege outside assistance Delft Zoeterwoude Period 1574-10-03 detailed monochrome engraving showing coastal scene small rowing boats larger ships textured water fortified town towers clustered buildings left open fields scattered churches inland winding river channel cutting scene groups soldiers figures boats shore defensive barricades floating platforms men equipment plume- smoke explosions rising near vessels distant ship sea under stylized waves fine linework indicating clouds terrain

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