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Peter Ernst I von Mansfeld-Vorderort

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  • MEDIUM: Engraving,

    DATE: c. 1610

  • EDITION SIZE: Paper size 7 x 5 1/4" ( 17.8 x 13.5 cm )

  • DESCRIPTION: This portrait depicts Peter Ernst I von Mansfeld-Vorderort (1517–1604), a German-born commander who served the Spanish Habsburgs for over six decades. A veteran of the 1535 Tunis campaign, he was later governor of Luxembourg and a Knight of the Golden Fleece. He played a key role in the Eighty Years’ War and briefly governed the Spanish Netherlands from 1590 to 1594.

  • ADDITIONAL INFO: This piece is in a 6.5 x 8 inch archival mylar for handling.

  • CONDITION: Good condition, trimmed right and left margins.

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