Antique Print-PHILIP WILLIAM-PRINCE OF ORANGE-Van Meteren-1614

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Antique print, titled: 'Phliippus Guilielmus Dg. Pr. Auriacae Com. A Nassau Catzenelnb. Vianden Dietz.' - A portrait of Philip William, Prince of Orange (1554-1618) was the eldest son of William the Silent by his first wife Anna van Egmont. He became Prince of Orange in 1584 and Knight of the Golden Fleece in 1599. 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 faint dampstain in the top right margin corner, slightly affecting the image corner. Text below the image and on the verso. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully. Storage location: A322-05 The overall size is ca. 9.1 x 13.7 inch. The image size is ca. 4.4 x 6.3 inch. The overall size is ca. 23 x 34.8 cm. The image size is ca. 11.3 x 16.1 cm. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 59157

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