The Funeral Procession of Count Ernst Casimir, Stadtholder of Friesland and Groningen, that took place in Leeuwarden on January 3, 1633
Medium
Etching and engraving; twenty double-page plates and three double pages of letterpress text, bound in mottled calf gilt binding, covers panelled in gilt with central star design in gilt with turquoise and black morocco inlays.
Dimensions
Overall: 8 11/16 x 10 15/16 x 1 5/16 in. (22 x 27.8 x 3.3 cm)
Classification
Books
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Bequest of W. Gedney Beatty, by exchange, 2009
Accession Number
2009.454
Tags
Art Historical Context
In the heart of the Dutch Golden Age this opulent book commemorates the grand funeral procession of Count Ernstimir, Stadtholder of Friesland Groningen, held in Leeuwarden on January 3, 1633. Published just a year later in 1634, it a pivotal moment of mourning for a key military and political figure in the Dutch Republic, amid ongoing struggles against Spanish rule. Such elaborate processions underscored the power and piety of the nobility, blending solemn ritual with displays of status. Collaboratively crafted by artists Jan Herman, Jelle Reijners, and Claude Fonteyne, the volume features tw...
About the Artist
Jan Herman|Jelle Reijners|Claude Fonteyne (Dutch|Dutch|Dutch) · 1600 |1600 |1594 –1650 |1654 |1654
active Rome 1623–25; Leeuwarden 1634|Dutch, active Harlingen, 1600/1620–1634/54|Dutch, Paris 1594–1654 Leeuwarden