Emperor Charles V surrounded by his vanquished opponents, Dirck Volckertsz. Coornhert, after Maarten van Heemskerck, 1556, Emperor Charles V is seated on a throne, with an eagle between his feet. The eagle has in its beak a ring to which are attached ropes by which the defeated enemies of the emperor are bound. To the left of the throne are: Francis I, King of France, Pope Clement VII and the Turkish monarch Süleyman I. On the right are the German Protestant princes Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse, the Elector of Saxony and William II, Duke of Gelre, Kleve, Gulik and Berg. The print has a Latin, Spanish and French caption and is part of a twelve-volume series on the victories of Charles V., print maker: Dirck Volckertsz. Coornhert, (mentioned on object), Maarten van Heemskerck, (mentioned on object), publisher: Hieronymus Cock, (mentioned on object), print maker: Haarlem, Haarlem, publisher: Antwerp, 1555 and/or 1556, paper, etching, engraving, letterpress printing, h 154 mm × w 225 mm
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Emperor Charles V surrounded, vanquished opponents, Dirck Volckertsz, Coornhert, Maarten van Heemskerck, 1556, Emperor Charles V, seated, throne, eagle, feet, eagle, beak, ring, attached ropes, defeated enemies, emperor, bound, left, throne, Francis I, King, France, Pope Clement VII, Turkish monarch Süleyman I, right, German Protestant princes Philip I, Landgrave, Hesse, Elector, Saxony, William II, Duke, Gelre, Kleve, Gulik, Berg, print, Latin, Spanish, French caption, part, twelve-volume series, victories, Charles V, print maker, Dirck Volckertsz, Coornhert, mentioned, object, Maarten van Heemskerck, mentioned, object, publisher, Hieronymus Cock, mentioned, object, print maker, Haarlem, Haarlem, publisher, Antwerp, 1555 / 1556, paper, etching, engraving, letterpress printing, h 154 mm × w 225 mm
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