Philip II, king of spain and lord of the Netherlands, on horseback. To the left. He has a sceptre in his hand. In the background the Spanish Armada. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a series of equestrian portraits of Dutch governors, Equestrian Portrait of Philip II Philippus II Hispaniarum, Indiarum, etc: Rex:, Governors of the Netherlands (series title), print maker: Hessel Gerritsz, (attributed to), print maker: Christoffel van Sichem (II), (rejected attribution), publisher: Willem Janszoon Blaeu, (possibly), Amsterdam, 1591 - 1632, paper, etching, w 158 mm × h 259 mm

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