Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma

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• ARTIST: Crispijn van de Passe the Younger

• PUBLISHER: From Oorspronck ende voortganck vande Nederlantsche oorloghen, published in Arnhem by Jacob van Biesen.

• MEDIUM: Engraving,

  DATE: c. 1633

• EDITION SIZE: Paper size 7 x 5 1/4" ( 17.9 x 13.4 cm)

• DESCRIPTION: Alexander Farnese (1545–1592) was an Italian nobleman, Duke of Parma and Piacenza, and one of the most skilled generals of the late 16th century. Serving as Governor of the Spanish Netherlands, he led a highly effective military campaign to restore Spanish control over much of the region during the Eighty Years’ War. His combination of military strategy and political negotiation made him one of Spain’s most valuable commanders in the conflict.

• ADDITIONAL INFO: This piece is in a 6 x 8 inch archival mylar for handling.

• CONDITION: Good condition.

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• CATEGORIES: 18th-19th Century Subjects , Portraits , Miscellaneous