Portrait of Fernando Alvarez de Toledo, Duke of Alba

copy after Willem Key, 1600 - 1699

Fernando Alvarez de Toledo, Duke of Alva. Copy after Willem Key, c. 1580. The successful general, the Duke of Alva (1507-1582), was dispatched by the Spanish king to the Netherlands to suppress the insurrection. In 1567 he was appointed governor. His repressive measures led to a mass exodus. From across the frontier groups tried to undermine Spanish authority by piracy and guerrilla warfare.

Artwork typepainting
Object numberSK-A-18
Dimensionsheight 49 cm x width 38 cm
Physical characteristicsolieverf op paneel

Portrait of Fernando Alvarez de Toledo, Duke of Alba

Identification

Title(s)
Portrait of Fernando Alvarez de Toledo, Duke of Alba
Object type
Object number
SK-A-18
Inscriptions / marks
inscription: ‘Ferdinand Duc D'Alva.’
Description
Fernando Alvarez de Toledo, Duke of Alva. Copy after Willem Key, c. 1580. The successful general, the Duke of Alva (1507-1582), was dispatched by the Spanish king to the Netherlands to suppress the insurrection. In 1567 he was appointed governor. His repressive measures led to a mass exodus. From across the frontier groups tried to undermine Spanish authority by piracy and guerrilla warfare.
Catalogue reference
Documentatiemap: inventariskaart; aantekeningen R. van Luttervelt (voor 1963).

Creation

Creation
painter: copy after Willem Key
Dating
1600 - 1699
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Material and technique

Physcial description
olieverf op paneel
Material
Dimensions
height 49 cm x width 38 cm

This work is about

Person
Subject
Place

Acquisition and rights

Acquisition
nationalization 1795 1798-09
Ownership
Copyright
Public domain

Documentation

Documentatiemap: inventariskaart; aantekeningen R. van Luttervelt (voor 1963).

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