Sujet
William of Orange', c1878.
Légende
'William of Orange', c1878. Portrait of William I, Prince of Orange (1533-1584), Stadtholder of the Netherlands. Known as William the Silent, he was the leader of the Dutch revolt against the Spanish that sparked the Eighty Years War and led to the independence of the United Provinces in 1648. In 1580 William was declared an outlaw with a price on his head by Philip II of Spain and was assassinated by Balthasar Gerard, a French Catholic, four years later. From "The Rise of the Dutch Republic - A History", Vol. I, by John Lothrop Motley. [Harper & Brothers, New York, c1878]
Date
1878
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Notre référence
HRM19F20_354
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
67,4Mo (3,8Mo) / 36,1cm x 46,8cm / 4260 x 5532 (300dpi)