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The Self-Sacrifice of Mayor Pieter van der Werff, 1574
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The Self-Sacrifice of Mayor Pieter van der Werff, 1574

Jan Baptist Tetar van Elven · 1815 - 1889 · steel engraving; paper

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

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The self-sacrifice of Mayor Pieter van der Werff during the siege of Leiden, 1574. Van der Werff standing in the street before kneeling and sitting Leideners, offering them his sword and body. The painting by M.I. van Bree.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printhistorieprentPieter Adriaansz. van der WerffLeiden
Credit lineDe zelfopoffering van burgemeester Pieter van der Werff, 1574. 1815 - 1889. Jan Baptist Tetar van Elven. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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