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Transport of the fallen, 1799
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Naked bodies of fallen soldiers are loaded onto a horse-drawn wagon and removed in front of a church. An officer gives instructions. Depiction from the time of the British-Russian invasion in 1799. Possibly situated at the Ruïnekerk after the Battle of Bergen on 19 September 1799. See also pendant.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineTransport van gesneuvelden, 1799. 1799 - 1801. Joannes Bemme. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
