Author: Vinkeles, Reinier (1741-1816); Bogerts, Cornelis (1745-1817); Buys, Jacobus (1724-1801)
Title: Balthazar Gerards, portrait and depiction of his assassination of Willem I
Description: Portrait of Balthazar Gerards, known for assassinating Willem I, 10 July 1584. He was captured and executed on the market square in Delft, 14 July 1584. Below he is depicted shooting Willem I in the Prinsenhof in The Hague, at the staircase where the bullet holes in the wall are still visible.Upper right: 'V.D.V.'; in circular portrait border: 'Balthazar Gerards.'; signed below: 'J. Buys, inv. et delin', 'Reinr. Vinkeles & C: Bogerts; sculp.' Engraving on laid paper, cut within the margins, total: 16 x 11 cm.; left edge of the paper frayed
Keywords: Criminality|Dutch Royals|Monarchs
Title: Balthazar Gerards, portrait and depiction of his assassination of Willem I
Description: Portrait of Balthazar Gerards, known for assassinating Willem I, 10 July 1584. He was captured and executed on the market square in Delft, 14 July 1584. Below he is depicted shooting Willem I in the Prinsenhof in The Hague, at the staircase where the bullet holes in the wall are still visible.Upper right: 'V.D.V.'; in circular portrait border: 'Balthazar Gerards.'; signed below: 'J. Buys, inv. et delin', 'Reinr. Vinkeles & C: Bogerts; sculp.' Engraving on laid paper, cut within the margins, total: 16 x 11 cm.; left edge of the paper frayed
Keywords: Criminality|Dutch Royals|Monarchs
Price: EUR 36.30 = appr. US$ 39.45 Seller: Antiquariaat Arine van der Steur
- Book number: 55189
- Book number: 55189