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Begraeffenisse van Syne Hoogheyt Frederick Henrick, by der gratien Gods prince van Orange ...

Post, Pieter, 1608-1669 · 1651 · t'Amsterdam : Gedruckt by Nikolaes van Ravesteyn · 34 pictures

A 1651 Amsterdam funeral account of Prince Frederick Henry of Orange, printed by Nikolaes van Ravesteyn and engraved by Pieter Post, recording the burial procession at Delft. The pictures show rows of mourners in long dark cloaks and wide-brimmed hats walking in step, drawn in fine parallel engraved lines that give a designer a model for rhythmic crowd patterns, uniform repetition and dense hatching for dark drapery.

Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, 1584-1647 -- Death and burial · Funeral rites and ceremonies -- Netherlands -- Delft · Processions -- Netherlands -- Delft

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