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 characteristicsoil on panel

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Portrait of Fernando Alvarez de Toledo, Duke of Alba

  • Object type

  • Object number

    SK-A-18

  • Description

    Portret van Fernando Alvarez de Toledo, hertog van Alva. Buste naar links, in wapenrusting, om de hals de ketting van het Gulden Vlies.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    inscription: ‘Ferdinand Duc D'Alva.’

Creation

  • Creation

    painter: copy after Willem Key

  • Dating

    1600 - 1699

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    oil on panel

  • Dimensions

    height 49 cm x width 38 cm

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  • Subject

  • Place

  • Period

    1567 - 1573

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Documentation

    • Documentatiemap: inventariskaart; aantekeningen R. van Luttervelt (voor 1963).
    • De inrichting van de Nationale Konst-Gallery in het openingsjaar 1800, uit: Oud Holland, 95, 1981, 4, pagina pp. 170-227 - p. 187, afb. 27(zie: http://www.jstor.org/stable/42711068)

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