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Dike breach at Coevorden, 1673
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Dike breach at Coevorden, 1673

Romeyn de Hooghe · 1673 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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Breach of the dike at Coevorden, 1 October 1673. Enemy cavalry and artillery are washed away by the water, in the distance the city of Coevorden. At the top of the plate the title on a hanging cloth, left a legend 1-11, right a poem of 6 lines 'On Coevorden's Miraculous Deliverance'. The whole in a frame with wind heads and skulls.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineDijkdoorbraak bij Coevorden, 1673. 1673. Romeyn de Hooghe. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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