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French Cruelties in Bodegraven and Zwammerdam, 1672

1727 · etching; paper

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

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Cruelties committed by French troops in the villages of Bodegraven and Zwammerdam, 28-30 December 1672. In the background, the village of Zwammerdam is on fire, with a lowered drawbridge. In the foreground, rapes, tortures, and massacres. With a blank margin.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

print rape, violation plundering ~ soldiers seeking death massacre ~ war Zwammerdam Bodegraven

Credit lineFranse wreedheden in Bodegraven en Zwammerdam, 1672. 1727. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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