Slag bij de Leffingedijk tussen de Staatse troepen van Ernst Casimir van Nassau en de Spaanse van Albrecht van Oostenrijk, 1600

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plaatrand: hoogte 232 mm x breedte 475 mm

Art Historical Context

This engraving by Floris Balthasarsz. van Berckenrode captures a pivotal clash from the Eighty Years’ War, depicting the 1600 battle along the Leffinghe Dike between Dutch States forces under Ernst Casimir van Nassau and Spanish troops led by Archduke Albert of Austria. Created in the same year as the event, the work served as both a visual record and a means of circulating news of the conflict across the Dutch Republic, where printed images helped shape public understanding of the ongoing struggle for independence from Spanish rule. As an engraving measuring just 232 by 475 millimeters, the ...