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The Sinking of the Kisting on the Kortendijk in Gorinchem, in February 1809 / L'Affaissement du Barrage Encaisse (...)
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The Sinking of the Kisting on the Kortendijk in Gorinchem, in February 1809 / L'Affaissement du Barrage Encaisse (...)

A. Lutz · 1809 · etching; aquatint; paper

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

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Flood in the streets of the city of Gorinchem when the formwork along the Kortendijk collapses, January 1809. People carry stones and roof tiles to stop the breach. At the bottom the titles in Dutch and French separated by the city coat of arms of Gorinchem. Part of a series of four prints of the flood of January 1809.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printdike-breakGorinchemWatersnood 1809
Credit lineHet Bezwijken der Kisting op den Kortendijk te Gorinchem, in Louwmaand 1809 / L'Affaissement du Barrage Encaisse (...). 1809. A. Lutz. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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