(photograph by Ruben de Heer,Utrecht)

Relief sculpture in bronze on the wall of the old Academy building at Rapenburg in Leiden
diameter 140cm


"William the Silent grants the city of Leiden a university,the first in Holland, 
as a reward for its citizens' heroic resistance during the Spanish siege."

A brief downloadable article about this relief, by Dr. Louk Tilanus, 
is to be found at http://media.leidenuniv.nl/legacy/doc2.pdf

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