Francisco de Valdez (Gijón?, c. 1511-1512 - Piombino, 1580), was a Spanish army leader in the Eighty Years' War. He is best known as leader, maestre de campo general, of the Siege of Leiden (1573-1574).
| Artist |
Jacob Houbraken
RKD
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|---|---|
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Claes Jansz II Visscher
RKD
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| Title | Portrait of Spanish Commander Francisco de Valdez |
| Period | 18th century |
| Medium and support | burin engraving AAT |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | inscription outside the depiction, centre below: Don Francisco de Valdez./ Spaansch Bevelhebber,/ in 't Beleg van Leyden. |
| inscription outside the depiction, bottom left: J. Houbraken fec. naar de Prent van C. Visscher. | |
| inscription bottom right: P. Meijer exc. | |
| stamps (tools) on the reverse: Stad Gent / Museum voor schone kunsten | |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type |
burin engraving
AAT
reproductive prints AAT |
| Inventory number | 2013-QM |
| Acquisition credit | unknown |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2013-QM |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/8536/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300189808
figures (representations)
AAT
300015637 portraits AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
31A71
male sex; man
Iconclass
31D14 adult man Iconclass 45D311 commander-in-chief, general, marshal Iconclass 48(+431) art (+ copy, copying ~ work of art) Iconclass 61B2 historical persons Iconclass 61B2(FRANCISCO DE VALDEZ) historical person (FRANCISCO DE VALDEZ) Iconclass |
| School / Style | Rococo AAT |
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