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Bonfires in The Hague at the Peace of Westminster, 1674
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Bonfires in The Hague at the Peace of Westminster, 1674

Isaac Sorious · 1674 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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Bonfires set off in The Hague for the celebration of the Peace of Westminster on February 19, 1674. On the canal, fireworks are set off in a dragon on a canal. Above it, in a laurel wreath, Peace, the Dutch Lion, and two provincial maidens. On the left and right, Victory and Fame with medallions containing portraits of the most important persons. At the bottom, a map of the Netherlands and Northern France. Numbered at the bottom: 2.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineVreugdevuren te Den Haag bij de Vrede van Westminster, 1674. 1674. Isaac Sorious. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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