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Capture of the Kattenburger Bridge in Amsterdam on 30 May 1787
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Capture of the Kattenburger Bridge in Amsterdam on 30 May 1787

Carel Frederik Bendorp (I) · 1787 - 1789 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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Attack on Kattenburg, Amsterdam, by the patriots. The inhabitants of Kattenburg, mostly shipbuilders, were supporters of stadtholder Willem V. When the patriots came to power in 1787, they sent the civic guard to Kattenburg. On May 30, 1787, a fight broke out between the two parties at the Kattenburgerbrug.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineVerovering van de Kattenburgerbrug te Amsterdam op 30 mei 1787. 1787 - 1789. Carel Frederik Bendorp (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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