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Plate XII: Caesares, from "Descriptio Publicae Gratulationis Spectaculorum et Ludorum, in Advent Sereniss"

Peeter van der Borcht Netherlandish
Author Johannes Bochius
Publisher Johannes Moretus Flemish

1595

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Entry of Ernest, Archduke of Austria, into Antwerp, July 18, 1594.

Plate XII: Caesares, from "Descriptio Publicae Gratulationis Spectaculorum et Ludorum, in Advent Sereniss", Peeter van der Borcht (Netherlandish, Mechelen ca. 1535–1608 Antwerp), Engraving — Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Title: Plate XII: Caesares, from "Descriptio Publicae Gratulationis Spectaculorum et Ludorum, in Advent Sereniss"

Series/Portfolio: Descriptio Publicae Gratulationis Spectaculorum et Ludorum, in Advent Sereniss

Artist: Peeter van der Borcht (Netherlandish, Mechelen ca. 1535–1608 Antwerp)

Author: Johannes Bochius

Publisher: Johannes Moretus

Published in: Antwerp: Officina Plantaniana

Date: 1595

Medium: Engraving

Dimensions: Sheet: 9 5/8 × 14 3/4 in. (24.4 × 37.4 cm)
Plate: 7 7/8 × 12 13/16 in. (20 × 32.6 cm)

Classifications: Prints, Prints-Fete, Ornament & Architecture

Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1975

Accession Number: 1975.607.20

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