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Cruelties in a Village, 1672

anonymous · 1673 - 1677 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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Depiction of the cruelties committed by the French troops in Dutch villages in the year 1672, copied after the prints of Romeyn de Hooghe from 1673 (FMH 2439). The depiction shows the murder, mutilation and rape of the inhabitants. On the left inhabitants fleeing from the burning village. On the right fights in front of a house. The print is numbered: 4.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

print boekillustratie massacre ~ war Zwammerdam Bodegraven Rampjaar (Disaster Year)

Credit lineWreedheden in een dorp, 1672. 1673 - 1677. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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