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Peat cutting by monks, ca. 1300
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Peat cutting by monks, ca. 1300

Hendrik D. Jzn Sluyter · 1865 - 1870 · steel engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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A group of monks engaged in cutting peat on open land, ca. 1300. Part of the group of steel engravings after the paintings of the Historical Gallery of the Society Arti et Amicitiae.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printhistorieprentpeat-cuttingmonk(s), friar(s)Netherlands
Credit lineTurfsteken door monniken, ca. 1300. 1865 - 1870. Hendrik D. Jzn Sluyter. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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