3058079 Siege of Leuven by the Dutch and French armies 1635 (etching) by Dutch School, (17th century); 50.7x41 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; (add.info.: Siege of Leuven by the combined Dutch and French armies from 24 June to 4 July 1635 against the Spanish occupation of the city during the 30 years war. Plan of the city and surroundings by Andries Pauli. Part of the Thirty Years war, at the end of the Eighty years war, an armed revolt under the leadership of Protestant William of Orange when the Dutch struggled to gain independence from Spanish rule under the Catholic Philip II. ); Dutch, out of copyright.