De stadsmaagd van 's-Hertogenbosch overhandigt de sleutels van de stad aan Frederik Hendrik, 1629 1629

"De stadsmaagd van 's-Hertogenbosch overhandigt de sleutels van de stad aan Frederik Hendrik" is an etching by Crispijn van de Passe, dated 1629. The artwork depicts the surrender of the city of 's-Hertogenbosch to the Dutch stadholder Frederik Hendrik, a pivotal moment in the Eighty Years' War. The city's personified figure, kneeling, hands a key to the prince, emphasizing the symbolic nature of the surrender. The artwork, now housed at the Rijksmuseum, showcases van de Passe's skill in capturing detail and portraying historical events. The composition, with its foreground figures and distant city view, reflects the significance of the event and the changing tides of the war.