Title print for the first part of Guerres de Flandres, Premier partie des Guerres de Flandres (title on object), Guerres de Flandres (series title), Allegorical title print for the first part of Guerres de Flandres. In the center a cartouche with the title in French, next to it the coat of arms of the Spanish king Philip II. In the foreground a river god (the Scheldt?) and other water creatures. Above, a kneeling virgin hands over keys and sealed documents to a enthroned monarch with sword and lions. To the right, an allegory of the triumphant Catholic Church., print maker: Romeyn de Hooghe (

---

Size: 3214px × 5536px
Location:
Photo credit: © Penta Springs / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: 151, 260, 1670, 1699, allegorical, allegory, arms, cartouche, catholic, center, church, coat, creatures, de, des, documents, don, enthroned, etching, flandres, foreground, french, god, guerres, hands, height, hooghe, ii, juan, keys, king, kneeling, ledesma, lions, maker, mm, monarch, netherlands, paper, part, partie, philip, premier, print, river, romeyn, scheldt?, sealed, series, spanish, sword, title, triumphant, virgin, water, width