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Self-Portrait

Portrait of William I, Prince of Orange

From the series One hundred masterpieces
Portrait of William I, Prince of Orange, Adriaen Thomasz. Key, c. 1579

William of Orange is the figurehead of the Dutch uprising against Spanish rule.
His resistance formed the basis for the Republic of the Netherlands. But here he does not look like much of a fighter.
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