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The self-sacrifice of preacher Hambroeck on Formosa, 1661
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The self-sacrifice of preacher Hambroeck on Formosa. After personally conveying the request for surrender from the Chinese to the Dutch commanders of Fort Zeelandia on Formosa, Hambroeck says farewell to his daughters and returns to the Chinese pirate Coxinga, May 24, 1661. In October 1661 he is murdered by the Chinese. Central representation in which his daughters beg him not to leave, surrounded by four smaller scenes and the VOC vignette.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineDe zelfopoffering van predikant Hambroeck op Formosa, 1661. 1776. Simon Fokke. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
