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Portrait of Philippe de Croy, Duke of Aerschot

1800s
watercolor on vellum in a later gilt-wood frame
Framed: 24.5 x 20.9 cm (9 5/8 x 8 1/4 in.); Unframed: 16 x 12.1 cm (6 5/16 x 4 3/4 in.)
The Edward B. Greene Collection 1940.1222
Location: not on view
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Heir of an illustrious Flemish family and a member of the Order of the Golden Fleece, Philippe de Croy held the position of governor of Antwerp and governor-general of Flanders. As such, he repeatedly served the interests of the Habsburg emperor Charles V and King Philip II in the Spanish imperial armor. He is represented in this vellum miniature wearing the ceremonial parade armor befitting a great general. His blued, etched, and gilded armor is probably of Augsburg make, a center many of the Habsburgs favored for its production of deluxe armor.
Portrait of Philippe de Croy, Duke of Aerschot

Portrait of Philippe de Croy, Duke of Aerschot

1800s

Belgium, Flemish School, 19th century

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