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Flight of King James II, 1688
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Flight of King James II, 1688

Pieter Pickaert · 1689 · etching; paper

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

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The flight of King James II by night from the Whitehall Palace in London, 20 December 1688. Belongings are loaded into a rowing boat. Numbered in the upper right: 143. Plate K in the series 'England's Theatre of War' about the Glorious Revolution and events from the preceding years 1685–1689 (first part). With inscriptions in Dutch and French.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printJames II (koning van Engeland)Paleis van Whitehall (Londen)Vlucht van Jacobus IIGlorious Revolution
Credit lineVlucht van koning Jacobus II, 1688. 1689. Pieter Pickaert. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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