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Soldiers ambush travelers
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Soldiers ambush travelers

anonymous · 1677 - 1690 · etching; paper

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

About this work

On a road through a forest, travelers in a carriage, riders and walkers with luggage are ambushed by soldiers. 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
Subjects
printplundering ~ soldierssoldiers and civiliansDertigjarige oorlog
Credit lineSoldaten overvallen reizigers. 1677 - 1690. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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