Author: Atelier of Frans Hogenberg (1539/40-1590)
Title: [Antique print; engraving, Rijswijk] Maurits welcomes Spinola in Rijswijk in 1608, published ca. 1608-1610.
Description: Prince Maurits receives Spinola and his entourage in Rijswijk for peace negotiations on the 1st of February 1608 [Maurits ontvangt Spinola bij Rijswijk in Februari 1608]. On the right, in the distance, The Hague. The two protagonists are highlighted with text in the bottom center of the plate.With caption of 12 lines in German and 4 lines in Latin. Numbered on the bottom left: '366.' Titled above: 'Eigentliche Abbildung welcher gestalt Marquis Spinola von Graf Moritzen bey dem Hage in Holland den 1. Febr. 1608 empfangen worden.' Etching on paper; plate mark: 230 x 281 mm, total: 255 x 338 mm; state II/2, after the numbering. A tear on the bottom left repaired on verso, some pencil annotations on the margins, otherwise in very good condition. Muller 413/370.

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