Very Rare Print of Franciscus Valdesius, Commander of the Spanish Troops, 1649

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Very Rare Print of Franciscus Valdesius, Commander of the Spanish Troops, 1649, shown framed on a wall

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Very Rare Print of Franciscus Valdesius, Commander of the Spanish Troops, 1649

Name: Very Rare Print of Franciscus Valdesius, Commander of the Spanish Troops, 1649
Brand: Military Maps & Prints
SKU: f_26744462
Price: 945 USD
Availability: InStock

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Original print, not a reproduction.

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Date: 1649
Sheet size: 16.3 × 12 in (41.5 × 30.5 cm)
Condition: Good. GoodWear consistent with age and use.
Collection: Uniforms & regiments
Era: Before 1700, Pike and siege
Stock no.: f_26744462

Antique print, titled: 'Franciscus Valdesius, Hispani Dux exercitus', Very rare half length portrait of Franciscus Valdesius ( Francis Valdez, Valdes or Baldes), printed in 1649. Franciscus Valdesius ( Valdez) is known is known as the Commander of the Spanish troops during the surrounding in 1574 of Leiden (seen over his shoulder in the background), engraved by Cornelis Visscher (1628, 1658), who collaborated with the publisher Pieter Soutman in a series of four numbered portraits commemorating key figures in the siege story. This offered portrait is number I of the series of 4.

Source unknown, to be determined.

Artists and Engravers: Made by 'Cornelis Visscher' after an anonymous artist. Cornelis Visscher (1629, Haarlem, 1658, Haarlem), was a Dutch Golden Age engraver and the brother of Jan de Visscher and Lambert Visscher.

Condition: Good, given age. Two horizontal creases left to right. Left edge verso with remnants of tape from former matting. Museum stamp on verso. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.