Loevestein Castle captured by Herman de Ruiter, 1570, Lovestein (title on object), Loevestein Castle captured by Herman de Ruiter, December 9, 1570. Herman de Ruiter uses a trick to conquer Loevestein Castle together with two others. The performance shows the siege and recapture of the castle by Alva's troops on December 19, 1570. With a caption of four lines in Latin. Numbered bottom left: 27., print, print maker: anonymous, after print by: Frans Hogenberg, publisher: Michiel Colijn, print maker: Northern Netherlands, publisher: Amsterdam, 1616, paper, etching, letterpress printing, height

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