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Persecution of the Protestants in France after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes, 1685-1686
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
The print is a fragment of a larger print with twelve scenes surrounding a central scene. On the central scene, the States and the Prince of Orange receive French refugees. The surrounding scenes depict cruelties against Huguenots in France after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes. This scene is marked in the upper left: H.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineVervolging der protestanten in Frankrijk na de herroeping van het Edict van Nantes, 1685-1686. 1686. Romeyn de Hooghe. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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