Hercules Gallicus, 1599, Typus Herculis Gallici (title on object), Hercules Gallicus, December 1599. Stage with a large statue of Hercules with the personifications of the 17 provinces chained with gold chains to his mouth. On the pedestal the works of Hercules. Set up on the Melkmarkt during the entry into Antwerp. Part of: Historica narratio profectionis et inaugurationis serenissimorum Belgii principum Alberti et Isabellae Austriae archiducum, the description of the couple's entries at Brussels, Antwerp, Ghent and Valenciennes, 1599., print maker: Pieter van der Borcht (I), publisher

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