Equestrian Portrait of Frederick Henry
The capture of Den Bosch is chiefly due to the strategic brilliance and perseverance of the army’s commander, Frederick Henry. As a result, the war takes a new turn. Several years later the prince also seizes Venlo, Roermond, and Maastricht. Frederick Henry is often triumphantly depicted on horseback. But quite uniquely he is here portrayed as such on the shell of a South American giant tortoise: an indirect expression of the Netherlands as a world power.
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Equestrian Portrait of Frederick Henry
The capture of Den Bosch is chiefly due to the strategic brilliance and perseverance of the army’s commander, Frederick Henry. As a result, the war takes a new turn. Several years later the prince also seizes Venlo, Roermond, and Maastricht. Frederick Henry is often triumphantly depicted on horseback. But quite uniquely he is here portrayed as such on the shell of a South American giant tortoise: an indirect expression of the Netherlands as a world power.
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De inname van Den Bosch is voo ...... van Nederland als wereldmacht.
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The capture of Den Bosch is ch ...... Netherlands as a world power.
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NG-NM-2970
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Rijksmuseum
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Equestrian Portrait of Frederick Henry
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Portret van Frederik Hendrik te paard
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in of na 1631
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in or after 1631
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buitenmaat breedte 111 cm
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buitenmaat diepte 34 cm
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buitenmaat hoogte 125 cm
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depth 30 cm
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depth 34 cm
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drager breedte 100 cm
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drager diepte 30 cm
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drager hoogte 114 cm
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height 125 cm
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support height 114 cm
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Collectie: heraldische objecten
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temporal
second quarter 17th century
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tweede kwart 17e eeuw
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