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Bossu enters Rotterdam, 1572
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Bossu enters Rotterdam, 1572

Frans Hogenberg · 1572 · etching; paper

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

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Count Bossu enters Rotterdam with Spanish troops and kills many citizens, 9 April 1572. The soldiers march through the city gate; inhabitants are killed in the streets. With an inscription of 8 lines in German. Numbered: 3. The print is part of an album.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printalbumbladmassacre ~ warRotterdamInname van Rotterdam
Credit lineBossu valt Rotterdam binnen, 1572. 1572. Frans Hogenberg. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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