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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.
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119037
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Portrait of Philippe de Croy, Duke of Aerschot
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119037
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object
title
Portrait of Philippe de Croy, Duke of Aerschot
description
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.
date
1800s
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q80014260
genreSpecific
Portrait Miniature
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
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.)
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Belgium, Flemish School, 19th century
accession
1940.1222
Source extras
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watercolor on vellum in a later gilt-wood frame
tombstone
Portrait of Philippe de Croy, Duke of Aerschot, 1800s. Belgium, Flemish School, 19th century. 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 Cleveland Museum of Art, The Edward B. Greene Collection, 1940.1222
collection
P - Netherlandish-Flemish
inscriptions
inscription
inscribed: LE DUC / DARSECOT [annotated on reverse: LE DUC DARSCHOT]
citations
citation
Cleveland Museum of Art, and Edward Belden Greene.<em> Portrait Miniatures ; The Edward B. Greene Collection. </em>1951.
page_number
Mentioned and reproduced; no. 52, p. 33, repr. pl. XXV
citation
Fliegel, Stephen N. <em>Arms and Armor: The Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. [Cleveland, Ohio]: The Museum, 1998.
page_number
p. 95
citation
Fliegel, Stephen N. <em>Arms & Armor: The Cleveland Museum of Art. </em>[Cleveland, Ohio]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2007.
page_number
p. 113
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The Edward B. Greene Collection
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2026-05-29 06:09:21.204000
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119037
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European Painting and Sculpture
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P - Netherlandish-Flemish
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watercolor on vellum in a later gilt-wood frame
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