Portrait of the Duke of Alva, Series 5: Dutch Events, 1566-1570, print, album page, Series number, 107, 469, bust facing left, Order chain of the Golden Fleece around the neck., printmaker: workshop of Frans Hogenberg, Cologne, 1586 - 1587, North Rhine-Westphalia, paper, engraving, height 173 mm x width 170 mm, First used as an illustration in: Michael Aitsinger, Belgici leonis chorographia, das ist ein newe Landt Beschreibung des Belgischen Lewen, 1587., Person, Fernando Álvarez de Toledo (3rd Duke of Alba), Eighty Years' War, Period, 1567 - 1573, A detailed black and white engraved portrait shows the upper body and head of an older man facing slightly to one side, with a high forehead, wavy hair, and a long moustache and beard. He wears a ruffled collar and an ornate garment decorated with a heavy chain of linked elements and round medallions, from which hangs a pendant shaped like an animal head. The portrait is set within an oval frame that has patterned engraved backgrounds with d...
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Portrait of the Duke of Alva, Series 5: Dutch Events, 1566-1570, print, album page, Series number, 107, 469, bust facing left, Order chain of the Golden Fleece around the neck., printmaker: workshop of Frans Hogenberg, Cologne, 1586 - 1587, North Rhine-Westphalia, paper, engraving, height 173 mm x width 170 mm, First used as an illustration in: Michael Aitsinger, Belgici leonis chorographia, das ist ein newe Landt Beschreibung des Belgischen Lewen, 1587., Person, Fernando Álvarez de Toledo (3rd Duke of Alba), Eighty Years' War, Period, 1567 - 1573, A detailed black and white engraved portrait shows the upper body and head of an older man facing slightly to one side, with a high forehead, wavy hair, and a long moustache and beard. He wears a ruffled collar and an ornate garment decorated with a heavy chain of linked elements and round medallions, from which hangs a pendant shaped like an animal head. The portrait is set within an oval frame that has patterned engraved backgrounds with dense crosshatching and radiating lines, and small decorative symbols at the top of the frame. The paper shows signs of age with light stains and subtle abrasions around the edges.

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Portrait Duke Alva Series 5 Dutch Events 1566-1570 print album page Series number 107 469 bust facing left Order chain Golden Fleece neck printmaker workshop Frans Hogenberg Cologne 1586 - 1587 North Rhine-Westphalia paper engraving height 173 mm x width 170 mm First illustration in Michael Aitsinger Belgici leonis chorographia das ist ein newe Landt Beschreibung des Belgischen Lewen 1587 Person Fernando Álvarez de Toledo 3rd Duke Alba Eighty Years War Period 1567 - 1573 detailed black white engraved portrait upper body head older man slightly side high forehead wavy hair long moustache beard wears ruffled collar ornate garment decorated heavy chain linked elements round medallions hangs pendant shaped animal head set within oval frame patterned backgrounds dense crosshatching radiating lines small decorative symbols top frame signs age light stains subtle abrasions edges

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