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Historical Portraits of Nobility

Depicts armored figures and noblemen in traditional attire, showcasing heraldic symbols. The mood is authoritative, with rich details in historical attire.

Portrait of Dirk II, Count of Holland, standing to the left in armor and cloak. On his shoulder the coat of arms of Holland and in his hand a sword. Top center: II. Portrait of Dirk II, Count of Holland, print maker: Hendrik Spilman, (mentioned on object), intermediary draughtsman: Tako Hajo Jelgersma, (mentioned on object), after: anonymous, Haarlem, 1745, paper, etching, h 192 mm × w 135 mm
Portrait of Dirk II, Count of Holland, standing to the left in armor and cloak. On his shoulder the coat of arms of Holland and in his hand a sword. Top center: II. Portrait of Dirk II, Count of Holland, print maker: Hendrik Spilman, (mentioned on object), intermediary draughtsman: Tako Hajo Jelgersma, (mentioned on object), after: anonymous, Haarlem, 1745, paper, etching, h 192 mm × w 135 mm
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Albrecht Achilles, Elector of Brandenburg.Balduin IV. The bearded, Count of Flanders.Pilgrim with staff and hat, David Teniers (II), 1626 - 1690 print A pilgrim with a hat in the left and a staff in the right hand. A Jacobs shell on his cloak. Antwerp paper etching pilgrim(s)unknown, Terzio, Francesco, Italy, Oselli, Gaspare, Austriacae gentis imaginum, Portraits of members of the Austrian House, Portrait of Albert I of Habsburg, Roman-German king, verso - stamped, print, prints, height 517 mm, width 349 mm, Italian, 1536, print maker, printmaker, 1569 - 1569, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1523 - 1591, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing of, after an image of, granter of privilegeAlba Novella. Prints. 1581. Spencer CollectionApollo. (registered title) | Theatrical collection of / figures (title of all)Jacques Callot (1592-1635). "The three pants, the Capitan or the lover. Second number of a series of 3 pieces" (Lieure 289, Meaume 628). Etching. 1618. Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris, Petit Palais. 99600-12 Etching, engravingPainter's coat Jacques LePautre. "Habit of painter". Engraving.Augustin Hirschvogel, Ferdinand I, 1546 Ferdinand IPortrait of Willem II, Count of Holland and Zeeland. Portrait of Willem II, Count of Holland and Zeeland, standing to the right in a harness and a cloak. On his shoulder the weapon of Van Holland and Zeeland and in his hand a sword. Middle above: XVIII.Arnulf, Duke of Bavaria.Figure Costume Study for Columbus Mural, Washington, D.C. Dated: in or after 1837. Dimensions: sheet: 50.6 × 33.2 cm (19 15/16 × 13 1/16 in.). Medium: brush and brown ink with brown wash heightened with white on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: John Vanderlyn.Günther XXI Count of Schwarzburg-Blankenburg, 1304-1349, German nobleman who set himself up as counter-king against Charles IV in 1349, Historical, di...Bliżej Kultury Cynk, Florian Stanisław (1838 1912), PUC, Bronisław (fl. 1867 1891)Alba, Fernando Herzog .Saint Jacques Le Majeur 1726 Etienne Brion French. Saint Jacques Le Majeur 394036Saints Alexander and Theodore flanking Saint Benedict. Artist: Anonymous, Italian, 16th century. Dimensions: Sheet: 8 in. × 5 5/16 in. (20.3 × 13.5 cm). Date: ca. 1500-1550. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.unknown, Sadeler, Raphael (II), Raphael (I), Portrait of Pope Nicholas IV, verso lower left - stamped, print, prints, height 42 mm, width 26 mm, Publication (Event), Publication, Southern Netherlands, 1560, publisher, 1570 - 1632, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1584-12-20 - 1632, print maker, printmakerTaxis, Johannes Baptista of.Drawing by Francesco Ponte depicting the second Trabant, executed in gray brush and pen with lavings, dated 1744.Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: King Pyrrhus 1562 Jacob(us) Bos Netherlandish This print comes from the museums copy of the Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae (The Mirror of Roman Magnificence) The Speculum found its origin in the publishing endeavors of Antonio Salamanca and Antonio Lafreri. During their Roman publishing careers, the two foreign publishers - who worked together between 1553 and 1563 - initiated the production of prints recording art works, architecture and city views related to Antique and Modern Rome. The prints could be bought individually by tourists and collectors, but were also purchased in larger groups which were often bound together in an album. In 1573, Lafreri commissioned a title page for this purpose, which is where the title ‘Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae first appears. Lafreri envisioned an ideal arrangement of the prints in 7 different categories, but during his lifetime, never appears to have offered one standard, bound set of prints. Instead, clientSaint Jerome (Jeroen) of Noordwijk. Engraving by C. Visscher after P. Soutman, 1650.German Soldier Standing with Flag (recto) and German Soldier Marching with Flag (verso) from Wappen des heiligen römischen Reichs Teutscher Nation, plate 47 from Woodcuts from Books of the XVI Century 1545 Germany. Ostentatious heraldry could be a lifesaver on the battlefield, assuming the standard bearer kept his brightly colored and easily identifiable flag high enough to create a rallying point for the regiment. This husky foot soldier firmly grasps the pole while keeping his sword close at hand. The blank flag unfurled here also reappeared with a rampant lion for the Palatine region of Southwestern Germany in a 1579 edition of the same book in the collection of Bayerisches Staatsbibliothek, Munich.. Woodcut in black on cream laid paper . Monogrammist I.K.Portrait of Charles V on horseback, Cornelis Anthonisz. (Manner of), 1538 - 1542 print Charles V on horseback, at the top left of the order of the Golden Fleece. paper equestrian state-portraitMichelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1571-1610), Italian artist, seen here working at a canvas in his studio. Date: 1571-1610Abd al-Rahman III (Abd al-Rahman ibn Muhammad) (891-961). Last Ummayad Emir of Córdoba (912-929) and first Umayyad caliph of Córdoba (929-961). Portrait. Engraving by Serra Pausas. "Glorias Españolas" (Glories of Spain). Volume II. Published in Barcelona, 1890. Author: Joan Serra Pausas (active 1861-1902).Heijthuijzen, Willem van.Flag bearer, officer candidate, of the Landsknechte, 15th century, Germany, facsimile of an engraving by Heinrich Aldegrever, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date not known, EuropeMatthias of Austria, Roman-German emperor, on horseback He wears a chain bearing the Order of the Golden Fleece In the background a cityscape In the margin a four-line caption in Latin Print is part of a series featuring German emperors on horseback, Matthias of Austria on horseback Mattias SR Imperator Emperor Rudolf and his electors Sacrum Romanum Occidentis Penes Germaniam Imperium , print maker: Crispijn van de Passe (I), Augustin Braun, (mentioned on object), publisher: Crispijn van de Passe (I), (mentioned on object), Cologne, after 1612, paper, engraving, h 135 mm × w 100 mmAchilles and Priam, according to Rubens (Dutuit 23 pp. 161) Achilles and Priam, according to Rubens (Dutuit 23 pp. 161). Burin, 17th century. Museum of Fine Arts of the city of Paris, small palace.Equestrian portrait of emperor Nero; Portraits of Roman emperors. Emperor Nero on horseback, and profil depicted with laurel wreath on the head.A masked couple and a masked luit player; The masquerades. A man and a woman - he masked, side with a veil and conjars over the ears - hand in hand opposite a masked musician who votes his lute. This print is part of a series of ten numbered prints: a title print and nine prints on which two or three masked and / or declared figures are displayed for feet.unknown, Terzio, Francesco, Italy, Oselli, Gaspare, Austriacae gentis imaginum, Portraits of members of the Austrian House, Portrait of Ferdinand II the Catholic, king of Aragón, verso - stamped, print, prints, height 514 mm, width 350 mm, Italian, 1536, print maker, 1569 - 1569, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1523 - 1591, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing of, after the image of, grantor of privilegeAugustus. Adriaen Collaert (Flanders, Antwerp, circa 1560-1618). Flanders. Prints; engravings. Engravingunknown, Terzio, Francesco, Italy, Oselli, Gaspare, Austriacae gentis imaginum, Portraits of members of the Austrian House, Portrait of Rudolf I of Habsburg, Roman-German king, verso - stamped, print, prints, height 518 mm, width 348 mm, Italian, 1536, print maker, printmaker, 1569 - 1569, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1523 - 1591, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, after an image of, granter of privilegeMarcomannen, Cornelis Visscher (II), 1650 print Warrior of the Germanic people of the Marcomnen, standing out, armed with lance and shield, leaf -wreath on the head. Haarlem paper engraving / etching protective weapons: shield. crowning with laurel. extinct, 'historical' peoples (with NAME)Wenzel, King Stecher: Klütel, Johann ConradGaribald I, Duke of Bavaria.Philip of Swabia, 1177-1208, noble family of the Hohenstaufen, Roman-German king from 1198 until his assassination in 1208, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknownFigure of king Casimir III the Great from his grave at the Wawel chapel of Kraków. Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884), draughtsman, cartoonistThe small wedding dancers: couple of dancers (Hollstein 145) Heinrich ALDEGREVER (or ALDEGREVER - 1502-V.1555 / 1561). Small wedding dancers: couple of dancers (Hollstein 145). Burin, 1538. Museum of Fine Arts in the city of Paris, small palace.Soldaat Met Hellebaard en Helm, Michał Płoński, 1802 print Fourteen etching as a series tied together, a number of etchings on a non-sprained leaf and a number of etchings numbered. paper. rope etching guard duty, keeping sentry. helved weapons, polearms (for striking, hacking, thrusting): halberd. helmetHoly Jakobus de Memper, Petrus Clouwet, After Peter Paul Rubens, 1639 - 1670 print The print shows the Holy Jakobus the superior. A pilgrim staff in his left hand. The series consists of prints based on paintings by Peter Paul Rubens. paper engraving the apostle James the Great; possible attributes: book, pilgrim's cloak, hat, shell, staff, and wallet, scroll, swordLothar I., Roman Emperor.The Knight, plate six from The Ranks and Conditions of Men 1460-1470 Italy. The deck of fifty so-called Tarocchi are not tarots in the modern, fortune-telling sense, nor were they intended as playing cards. No cut-out impressions mounted for play are known, and they lack the suits and numbers of a regular deck. Instead, these delicately engraved didactic allegories are grouped in five numbered ranks describing the workings of the spheres of man, the muses, the liberal arts, the cosmos, and the heavens in order of increasing significance, and offer a didactic sequence to educate courtly youths or possibly university students, who could have used them as flashcards or a pamphlet.. Engraving on paper . Master of the E-Series TarocchiChtillon, Count of Porcean, left-handed.The Lords of Schagen and Van Asperen make an attempt to free Van Oldenbarnevelt, 1618, Philippus Velijn, after Jacob Smies, 1797 - 1833 print The lords of Schagen and Van Asperen make an attempt to free Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, 1618. The two armed men are sent away by an officer. Netherlands paper etchingTwo Germans, Figura III. Germanic man and woman. From: Philippus Cloverius, Germaniæ antquæ libri Tres, LOWS (i) Elzevier, Leiden, 1616. Lib. I, PAG. 148, Figura III.Copper engraving by Lucas Hugensz. van Leyden depicting Jakobus the older, created around 1510, showing figure, posture, and compositional elements.Philipp II., King of Spain.Lillie, Axel Graf publisher: Prince, Paulverlagsort: Nurembergeducation students ""The scrappy Student"" (""Der rauflustige Student"") copper engraving by Johann Georg Puschner Augsburg 1725 private collection,unknown, Terzio, Francesco, Italy, Oselli, Gaspare, Austriacae gentis imaginum, Portraits of members of the Austrian House, Portrait of Emperor Albert II, verso - stamped, print, prints, height 512 mm, width 349 mm, Italian, 1536, print maker, printmaker, 1569 - 1569, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1523 - 1591, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, after the image of, granter of privilegeMan with arrow and bow; Standing figures. An archer with a feathered hat and arrow and arrow on the head. The print is part of a series of twelve prints with standing figures.John I of Castile (1358-1390). King of the Crown of Castile (1379-1390). Portrait by Antonio Carnicero, 1779. Cronica de los Reyes de Castilla.Portrait of Frederik Hendrik, Prince of Orange. Portrait of Frederik Hendrik, full-time in armor, standing on a platform. In his right hand, a degen, in his left a bundle arrows and a rope. The weapons of the seven provinces are attached to the rope. In the background the populated courtyard in The Hague. Four lines of latin text in a cartouche.Portret Van Keizer Nero, Giles Sadeler (2), after Titiaan, 1624 - 1650 print print maker: Praagpublisher: Venice paper engravingCostume of an ancient Roman cavalryman. In leather helmet and breastplate, sword and shield, tunic and short trousers or sagulum gregale. Taken from an ancient sculpture. Within a decorative frame engraved by H. Catenacci and Fellmann. Woodblock engraving by Gerard Seguin and E.F. Huyot after a woodcut by Christoph Krieger from Cesare Vecellios 16th century Costumes anciens et modernes, Habiti antichi et moderni di tutto il mondo, Firman Didot Ferris Fils, Paris, 1859-1860.Caspar, after a series of the three magi by Jacques Bellange After Jacques Bellange French Caspar was one of the three foreign Magi (or Three Wise Men) who, according to the Bible, traveled to Bethlehem to adore the newborn Jesus and to offer gifts. Caspar, the bearer of gold, was the oldest of the three. Traditionally the gift of gold signifies Christs kingship.This print is copied in reverse from an etching by Bellange that represented Balthasar, a different king. However, as Bellange did not identify his figures by inscription, there is some uncertainty, not least because the copies by Merian, such as this print, are inscribed with identifications that contradict the usual iconography.. Caspar, after a series of the three magi by Jacques Bellange 397260In quel momento il monte, e il piano scosse / ..., Francesco Bartolozzi RA, 1728-1815, Italian, active in Britain (1764-99), after Giovanni Battista Cipriani RA, 1727-1785, Italian, active in Britain (1755-85), 1773, EngravingKing David, Christoffel of Sichem (i), After Hendrick Goltzius, 1546 - 1624 print King David with a crown in an oval with a border. Amsterdam paper David (not in biblical context); possible attributes: crown, harpWitold (L1354 or 1355 1430) Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1401, son of Kiejstut, cousin Władysław Jagiełło (according to the seal). Matejko, Jan (1838 1893), Krzyżanowski, Kazimierz (1844 1885), Lewental, Salomon (Franciszek Salezy) (1841 1902)Wolf Hohenzollern; Jörg Ziegler (German, early 16th century - 1574,1577); Augsburg (probably), Germany; about 1572; Pen and ink, colored washes, tempera, and gold paint on parchment; Leaf: 35.2 x 27.8 cm (13 7,8 x 10 15,16 in.)Portret van Keizer Titus, Giles Sadeler (2), after Titiaan, 1624 - 1650 print print maker: Praagpublisher: Venice paper engravingMaximilian II (born 31 July 1527) (died 12 October 1576), contemporarily also Maximilian the Other, was Holy Roman Emperor and Archduke of Austria fro...Amsterdam, Covens & Mortier, Lastman, Pieter, Costumes from Italy, Milanesi, Couple dressed in Milanese fashion, Landscape with couple, dressed in fashion from Milan, Italy. The couple is walking hand in hand and is depicted full-length, turned to the right. The woman is wearing a dress with open sleeves, in her hands she holds flowers. The man in knee-breeches and doublet looks over his shoulder, his head is adorned with a plumed hat. The print is part of a twelve-part series of prints with Italian costumes., print, prints, height 167 mm, width 114 mm, Work conception, 1583 - 1633-04-04, after print by, 1720 - 1772, paper, etching, etchings, print maker, printmaker, Publication (Event), Publication, Dutch, publisherFritz Hohenzollern; Jörg Ziegler, German, early 16th century - 1574/1577, active 1538 - 1574/1577; Augsburg (probably), Germany, Europe; about 1572; Pen and ink, colored washes, tempera, and gold paint on parchment; Leaf: 35.2 x 27.8 cm (13 7/8 x 10 15/16 in.)Woodblock engraving depicting John Selman, a London cut-purse (nypper) and pickpocket (foyster). Dated 17th centuryA copper engraving by Lucas Hugensz. van Leyden around 1510 depicting Saint Thomas, featuring detailed Gothic line work, figure representation, and religious symbolism.Portrait of Philip van Lalaing on horseback, Cornelis Anthonisz. (manner or), in or after 1546 - 1549 print Philip van Lalaing, count of Hoogstraten, on a stepping horse, gloves in the right hand. At the top right of his coat of arms with a crown and the order of the Golden Fleece. At the top three lines of text in French and three in Dutch. Low Countriespublisher: Antwerp paper equestrian state-portraitHerrulen; Herul; Old peoples living here; Peplus Sive Gothorum, Wandalorum, Svevorum, Herulorum, Pidarum, Marcomannorum et Quadorum Veterum Imagins Ex Antique Monumentis et Museo Marci Zuerii Boxhornii. Warrior from the Germanic people of the reulsion, standing out, the breast bare, armed with arrow and bow.France - 9th century - Charlemagne (742-814), King of the Franks and the Lombards, and Holy Roman EmperorJoseph Vernon holding a rose, wearing cape, ruff, and knickerbockers as Cymon in "Cymon.". Joseph Vernon (1731-1782) was an actor and singer who made his debut singing in "Queen Mab" in 1750, and later played MacHeath in "The Beggar's Opera" in 1762. Copperplate engraving from the "Vocal Magazine" published by J. Bew, 1778.Ladislaus III., King of Hungary.Diederik, first Duke of West Frisians; Dider. DUX Frisiae Occidentalis Primus; Kings and potestocks from Friesland; Frisia, SEV, the viris. Diederik, first Duke of West Frisians. Standing for feet. In the background Medemblik. In an ornamental frame. Illustration, with text on the back, coming from the book: Frisia Seu de Viris Rebusque Frisiae Illustrus Libri Duo.Helmeted head 1662-78 Francis Place British A middle-aged warrior with mustache and beard shown bust-length in profile to the left. Copy in reverse by Francis Place after Hollar's etching.. Helmeted head 360815Justice (Die Gerechtikait), from The Seven Virtues. Artist: Hans Burgkmair (German, Augsburg 1473-1531 Augsburg). Dimensions: Sheet: 6 11/16 × 3 in. (17 × 7.6 cm). Series/Portfolio: The Seven Virtues. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.1 Elias I of Maine, 2 Odo II of Blois, engraving by Lemaitre from France, deuxieme partie, L'Univers pittoresque, published by Firmin Didot Freres, Paris, 1845.Landsknecht Carrying a Barrel late 15th-mid-16th century Attributed to Georg Lemberger German. Landsknecht Carrying a Barrel 336095Count Robrecht I de Fries; Comfort and short history of the graves of Hollandt Zeelandt Ende Vrieslandt; Graves and gravingen from Holland. Count Robrecht I de Fries (second husband of Geertruida van Saksen and Regent for Dirk V), for the feet out and with the back to us. His sword is based on the ground. His coat of arms has been seen in twelve pieces (Flanders) and has a heart shield with a climbing lion. The print is part of a book with descriptions and shows of the graves of Holland, Zeeland and Friesland.Mulai assaid, sultan von Morocco.Netherlands, Garama, GN, Amsterdam, Putte, Erven Hendrik van der, Vaandrig en tamboers der burgery van Amsterdam, Sheet with a large representation of two drummers and a standard bearer, standing in front of the orange tree on which hangs the coat of arms of a prince of Orange-Nassau. At the top also the coats of arms of Holland and Amsterdam. Below the representation two four-line verses in two columns. Numbered at the top left: No. 35., print, prent, volksprent, prints, prenten, volksprenten, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 368 mm, width 300 mm, Publication (Event), Publicatie, Nederlands, publisher, uitgever, 1767 - 1793, paper, papier, houtcut, letterpress printing, boekdruk, kleuren, print maker, prentmakerJost Nicholas Hohenzollern. Jörg Ziegler (German, early 16th century - 1574/1577)Portret Van Keizer Domitian, Giles Sadeler (2), after Titiaan, 1624 - 1650 print print maker: Praagpublisher: Venice paper engravingPortret van Filips de Goede; Philippvs Bonvs 27 Comes.Portrait of Philip the good, Duke of Burgundy. Standing, full. In his right hand, the Rijkswaard and his coat of arms.Dietrich, from the house Wettin.A veiled woman and two masked men, one with a rooster at his belt; The masquerades. Two masked and dressed men - one on the back seen with a rooster on his belt, one in oriental clothing - standing for a veiled lady with a ricky pot in the hands. This print is part of a series of nine numbered prints, on which two or three masked and / or declared figures are fed up.Robert, Count of Clermont, 1256-1318. He wears a scarlet bonnet, a cape in his coat of arms (azure field, gold fleurs de lys, band gules), lined with squirrel fur and decorated with gemstones. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Leopold Massard from "French Costumes from King Clovis to Our Days," Massard, Mifliez, Paris, 1834.This copper engraving by Jacob de Gheyn II depicts masked figures, highlighting costume, posture, and interaction in a group setting.Etching by Meister des Hausbuchs from the last quarter of the 15th century depicting a bearded man with an empty coat of arms.Charles V, Inquiry of Friesland, Pieter Feddes van Harlingen, 1618 - 1620 print Charles V, heir to Friesland. Standing back, sword and rich apple in hand. Illustration, with text on the back, from the book: Frisia Seu de Viris Rebusque Frisiae Illustribus Libri Duo. Friesland paper etching / letterpress printing Ruler, Sovereign FrieslandMicheli, Melchiore.Gerrit I, lord of Culemborg, Nicolaes de Kemp (attributed to), c. 1600 - c. 1625 drawing Gerrit I, ninth lord of Culemborg. Standing back in armor with Hellebaard in the right hand and the celebrated weapon of Culemborg and Van de Leck in the left hand. Part of an illustrated handwriting with the genealogy of the gentlemen and graves of Culemborg. Northern Netherlands parchment (animal material). ink. watercolor (paint). gouache (paint) painting / writing (processes) Culemborg. Double portrait of Maximiliaan I of Habsburg, Roman German Emperor, and his Gemalin Maria van Burgundy. In the margin the name and function of the portrayers in Latin.Louis de Mallet (Louis Malet de Graville) (1438-1516). Lord of Graville and Admiral of France. Portrait in costume of war and tournament. Facsimile from a 16th-century engraving. "Moeurs, usages et costumes au moyen-âge et à l'époque de la Renaissance", by Paul Lacroix. Paris, 1878.King Araxerxes III; Persian kings; Thesaurus Sacrarum HistoriaRu M Veteris Testame N Ti, Elega N Tissimis Imaginibus Expressu M Excelle N Tissimoru M in Hac Arte Viroru M Opera: now N C Primu M Luce M Editus. King Araxerxes III of Persia standing with a sword in his hand. In the background is probably to see how his older brother is executed. Above the show a three-legged text in Latin, among other things, his victories in Egypt and the city of Sidon. This print is part of an album.Print at the top left of marked: FOLI 79.Trumpeter on horseback for a closed fortress gate, Jan Luyken, 1685 print Print on top left marked: Foli 79. Amsterdam paper etching horn, trumpet, cornet, trombone, tuba - CC - out of doors. riding a horse, ass, or mule; rider, horseman. city-gateWarrior flanked by a lion and panther, Simon Fokke, 1750 print A warrior, armed with shield and sword, is flanked by a lion and a panther. For him on the ground are measuring instruments and a map. Below a banderole with inscription. Amsterdam paper etching the soldier; the soldier's life. man and (wild) animal. measuring-instruments. maps, atlasesLodewijk van der Kethulle beats the Spanish rider, 1591, 1823 - 1829 print Lodewijk van der Kethulle, lord of Ryhove, beats the Spanish rider (the Albanian) in a double fight, outside of Deventer, 1591. The report Spaniard gives the victor his golden chain. Netherlands paper etching duelling Deventer