Monument for peace in the Netherlands, 1609, Monument for peace in the Netherlands, 1609. Allegory on the Truce and the union of all parties and parts of the country, 1609. Monument with the Dutch Virgin (Regina Belgica) seated on a throne with a palm branch in hand (the top of the monument is missing). On the steps at her feet are the provincial virgins of all 17 provinces of the Netherlands with their weapons. In the middle the weapons of the Spanish king, Albrecht and Isabella, Maurice and the Dutch Lion with the bundle of arrows. In the background on the left the city of Antwerp, on the right Amsterdam., print, print maker: anonymous, after painting by: Jan Cornelisz. van 't Woudt, (mentioned on object), publisher: Henrick Lodewijcxsoon van Haestens, (mentioned on object), Northern Netherlands, 1609, paper, engraving, height, 345 mm × width, 412 mm
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