Antique Print-FRANCOIS DE LA NOUE-BRAS DE FER-IRON ARM-Van Meteren-1614

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Antique print, titled: 'Franciscus la Nouius Praefect. Milit. Ord. Inf. Germ.' - Portrait of Francois de la Noue (1531-1591), known as Bras-de-Fer (Iron Arm). He was one of the Huguenot captains of the 16th century. He was born near Nantes in 1531, of an ancient Breton family. 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. A small printer's crease just above and right of the image. Text below and above the image and on the verso. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully. Storage location: A322-13 The overall size is ca. 9.1 x 13.7 inch. The image size is ca. 4.8 x 6.9 inch. The overall size is ca. 23 x 34.8 cm. The image size is ca. 12.1 x 17.6 cm. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 59174

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