Biblical and Historical Scenes

Engravings depicting narratives from the Bible and mythology, illustrating figures in dramatic poses within detailed landscapes and settings.

Death of Requesens, 1576, Theodoor Koning, After Jacobus Buys, 1782 print The Spanish army commander and governor of the Netherlands Requesens unexpectedly dies at the table during a banquet in Brussels, March 5, 1576. Around him are frightened men who wanted to make gestures. This print is part of a series of 24 prints with scenes from the life of Prince Willem I, 1568-1584 and is an illustration in the sixteenth singing. Amsterdam paper engraving dying. altarcross, crucifix Brussels
Death of Requesens, 1576, Theodoor Koning, After Jacobus Buys, 1782 print The Spanish army commander and governor of the Netherlands Requesens unexpectedly dies at the table during a banquet in Brussels, March 5, 1576. Around him are frightened men who wanted to make gestures. This print is part of a series of 24 prints with scenes from the life of Prince Willem I, 1568-1584 and is an illustration in the sixteenth singing. Amsterdam paper engraving dying. altarcross, crucifix Brussels