Reception of the Dutch ambassador Hieronymus van Beverningk by the Spanish queen-regent Maria-Anna of Austria, 2 March 1671, Hieronymus van Beverningk (1614-90), Dutch extraordinary ambassador, received in secret audience the Spanish Queen Regent Maria-Anna of Austria, March 2, 1671. The Ambassador kneels at the feet of the Queen Regent dressed as the abbess and hands her a letter. Behind the table is Cardinal Luis Fernandes de Portocarrero (1635-1709), a lawyer for the regent. In the foreground on the right Joanne Le Gillon (1635-1706), wife of Van Beverningk. On the left a standing young wom

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