Artist: Jan Luyken (1649-1712).
Title: Depiction of the Spanish Blood Council appointed by den Hartog van Alva in 1567.
Titled beneath the image: Afbeeldinge van de Spaansche Bloedraad in den Jaare 1567 door den Hartog van Alva aangestelt. (Depiction of the Spanish Blood Council appointed by den Hartog van Alva in the year 1567).
Dimensions: Sheet 10 3/4" x 13 3/4".
Publisher: Widow of Joannes van Someren, Abraham Wolfgangh & Hendrick en Dirck Boom, Amsterdam: 1679-1684.
Edition: Pieter Bor. "Nederlandsche Oorlogen."
Date: 1679-1684 (The British Museum).
Materials and Techniques: etching on laid paper.
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: Trimmed to platemark. Remnants of old hinges and reinforcing patch verso. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Museums and Libraries: The British Museum 1875,0508.122.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: Dutch School XVII C.
Note: This entry incorporates text from the catalog entry and uses the catalog description of the same item from the collection of the British Museum.