Portrait of Charles Bonaventure de Longueval, Count of Bucquoy

Lucas Vorsterman the Elder1621

Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands

De Longueval made a career as a military commander in the armies of the Spanish king and the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. He died in harness in 1621. This print commemorates the deceased count: the two upside down torches symbolize death. This is a proof impression, the text of which is not yet engraved, but written by hand.

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Title: Portrait of Charles Bonaventure de Longueval, Count of Bucquoy
Creator: Vorsterman, Lucas (I)
Date Created: 1621
Physical Dimensions: papier
Subject Keywords: (het verhaal van) Hercules (Herakles), Longueval, Karel Bonaventura van (graaf van Bucquoy)
Rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

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