Arkivism
Plunderer from the Amsterdam Riots of 1696
Public domain

Plunderer from the Amsterdam Riots of 1696

Pieter van den Berge · 1696 - 1698 · etching; engraving; paper

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

About this work

Satirical print on a looter from the Aansprekersoproer in Amsterdam, 31 January–1 February 1696. The man stands with open mouth and knife in his left hand on a scaffold; in the background, the bodies of condemned looters hang on the facade of the Waag and on the gallows field.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printplundering ~ riotweigh-houseWaag op de DamAansprekersoproer
Credit linePlunderaar uit het Aansprekersoproer te Amsterdam, 1696. 1696 - 1698. Pieter van den Berge. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
Open in Explore View at source

Similar works

Plunderer from the Insurrection of the Spreeuwers in Amsterdam, 1696Plunderer from the Insurrection of the Spreeuwers in Amsterdam, 1696 Execution of the rioters of the Anabaptist riot in Amsterdam, 1689Execution of the rioters of the Anabaptist riot in Amsterdam, 1689 Gentleman with a hat in his hand, bowing to the leftGentleman with a hat in his hand, bowing to the left Beheading of Nicolas Gosson in Arras, 1578Beheading of Nicolas Gosson in Arras, 1578 Portrait of Willem II van der Marck, Count of LumeyPortrait of Willem II van der Marck, Count of Lumey High Priest in Liturgical Vestments (Variant B)High Priest in Liturgical Vestments (Variant B)