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Antique print, titled: 'Maximiliaenus Henninius Bossuvii. Etc. Gub. Holl. Et Ultai.' - Portrait of Maximilien de Henin-Lietard, Count of Boussu (1542-1578). He was a soldier and statesman from the Habsburg Netherlands. During the Eighty Years' War he was the royalist stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland and Utrecht from 1567 until he was made a prisoner of war during the Battle on the Zuiderzee in 1573. After being freed under the terms of the Pacification of Ghent he changed sides and became commander in chief of the forces of the States-General of the Netherlands. [Source: Wikipedia]. Etching/engraving on hand laid paper. Description: "Historie der Nederlandscher ende Haerder Na-buren Oorloge", published The Hague: Hellebrant Jacobz Wou, 1614.Artists and Engravers: Made by an anonymous engraver after 'Emanuel Van Meteren'. Emanuel van Meteren or Meteeren (1535-1612) was a Flemish historian and consul for 'the Traders of the Low Countries' in London. As a historian Van Meteren was special in that he was not merely a chronicler of the events of his time, but also a powerful and wealthy man who influenced those events. The first edition of his 'Historia Belgica' was published in Latin, in Amsterdam, 1597. A continuation was written up to the date of Meteren's death, published in Dutch in 1614. A French translation was published in the Hague in 1618. Van Meteren is the author whose evidence was most important for establishing the innocence of Anne Boleyn. Condition: Very good, given age. Text above and below the image and on the verso. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully. Storage location: A322-15 The overall size is ca. 9.1 x 13.7 inch. The image size is ca. 4.4 x 6.2 inch. The overall size is ca. 23 x 34.8 cm. The image size is ca. 11.1 x 15.8 cm. Seller Inventory # 59178
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