Begrafenisstoet van Willem van Oranje, blad 4

Six noblemen in formal late 16th-century Dutch attire march in a solemn line, accompanied by two horses draped in heavy ceremonial cloths. The horses are adorned with heraldic shields and lions, while the men carry tall banners representing the titles and territories of the deceased prince. Large capital letters and cursive labels identify the specific participants and their role in the sequence of the procession.

This print is an early work by Hendrick Goltzius, a central figure of the Haarlem Mannerists who later became known for his complex allegorical and alchemical engravings. While documenting a state funeral, the work exemplifies the high-precision heraldic and symbolic language utilized by Northern European engravers to communicate political and lineage-based power.