Caption
The Prince's army crosses the Meuse, 1568, The Prince, who sees his advance restrained by the Meuse, Perceives his enemy's army: the current did not hold him back, Scenes from the life of Prince William I, 1568-1584, print, historical print, Series number, 1, 24, William of Orange, standing in the foreground among his officers, shows his army the way as they cross the Meuse, October 1568. First canto., printmaker: Theodoor Koning, Northern Netherlands, after design by Jacobus Buys, publisher: Willem Vermandel, Amsterdam, publisher: J. Smit, publisher: Jan Willem Smit, 1779, paper, etching, height 275 mm x width 220 mm, Illustration for: J. Nomsz, Willem de eerste, of de grondlegging der Nederlandsche vryheid. : In vier en twintig zangen, Erven van David Klippink, Amsterdam 1779. State with the letter., Person, Willem I (Prince of Orange), Willem van Oranje trekt over de Maas, Maastricht, Maas, Period, 1568-10, A tightly detailed black and white engraving shows a group of armored figures in the foreground, several wearing helmets with plumes and carrying long spears and flags, one central figure with a feathered hat and a breastplate pointing outward while holding a sword, other soldiers clustered around him with varied helmets and weapons, soldiers in formation and on horseback stretching into the middle and background across a landscape of rolling hills and a winding river, a distant town or city visible on the horizon, clouds filling the sky above, and a band of text printed along the bottom edge.
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Photo12/Liszt Collection
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LZT26B46_066
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