Allegory of the distress and relief of Leiden, 1574, Allegory of the distress and relief of Leiden, 1574. City maid of Leiden is besieged by personifications of Hunger, Death and Plague. To the right a Spanish soldier with raised sword and burning torch. The hand of God stops the sword and at the bottom Neptune stops the foot of the soldier and lets the water flow in. Water is also poured out from heaven. In the caption 2 verses of 2 times six lines in Latin and in Dutch., print maker: anonymous, print maker: Zacharias Dolendo, (possibly), after design by: Isaac Claesz. van Swanenburg, (mentioned on object), Northern Netherlands, 1574, paper, engraving, height 240 mm × width 293 mm
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Allegory, distress, relief, Leiden, 1574, Allegory, distress, relief, Leiden, 1574, City maid, Leiden, besieged, personifications, Hunger, Death, Plague, right, Spanish soldier, raised sword, burning torch, hand, God stops, sword, bottom Neptune stops, foot, soldier, lets, water flow, Water, poured out, heaven, caption 2 verses, 2 times six lines, Latin, Dutch, print maker, anonymous, print maker, Zacharias Dolendo, design, Isaac Claesz, van Swanenburg, mentioned, object, Northern Netherlands, 1574, paper, engraving, height 240 mm × width 293 mm
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