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Cruelties Against the Protestants in Ireland, 1642
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Cruelties Against the Protestants in Ireland, 1642

Caspar Luyken · 1701 · letterpress printing; etching; paper

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

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In the foreground Protestants are tortured and hacked to pieces by Irishmen under the leadership of a monk. In the background Protestants are roasted over a fire or driven into a river.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printboekillustratiehistorieprentgenocidemonk(s), friar(s)Roman Catholic Church
Credit lineWreedheden tegen de protestanten in Ierland, 1642. 1701. Caspar Luyken. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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