Willem met de Hoorn, graaf van Orange, bestrijdt de Moren 1849 - 1861

This print, "Willem met de Hoorn, graaf van Orange, bestrijdt de Moren" (Willem of Orange, Count of Nassau, fights the Moors) depicts a battle scene between Willem of Orange, a Dutch nobleman, and a group of Moors. The work was created by Dominicus Anthonius Peduzzi between 1849 and 1861, just before the artist’s death. The print depicts a dynamic scene, with Willem of Orange riding on horseback, sword drawn, as he faces off against a group of Moors, with dramatic detail emphasizing the action of the battle. This work shows the influence of romanticism in its heroic subject matter and its use of dramatic lighting and composition, popular in the 19th century.