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Soldiers plunder a farm
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Soldiers plunder a farm

anonymous · 1677 - 1690 · etching; paper

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

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Soldiers torture, rape and murder the inhabitants of a farm, and rob their goods and foodstuffs. Below the image a six-line French verse. This print is part of a series of 17 (18 incl. title print) prints depicting various kinds of misery that warfare brings with it.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printplundering ~ soldierssoldiers and civiliansfightingDertigjarige oorlog
Credit lineSoldaten plunderen een boerderij. 1677 - 1690. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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