Author: Willem de Haen (fl. 1609-1625)
Title: [Antique print, engraving, Leiden] La famine pendant le siege de Leide (1574), published ca. 1612-1614.
Description: Depiction of the consequences of the famine affecting the besieged city of Leiden in 1574.Titled below: 'La famine pendant le siege de Leide'.Siege of Leiden - 1574 - Geschiedenis - Tachtig jarige Oorlog Engraving on paper with small margins; plate mark: 146 x 122 mm, total: 157 x 232 mm. Rather worn plate. Smudges along the most external margins, some light staining and traces of previous mounting on verso. Atlas van Stolk 537.

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