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Loevestein Castle Taken by Herman de Ruiter, 1570

anonymous · 1616 · letterpress printing; etching; plakken; paper

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

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Castle Loevestein taken by Herman de Ruiter, 9 December 1570. Herman de Ruiter, together with two others, captured Castle Loevestein by stratagem. The image depicts the siege and recapture of the castle by the troops of Alva on 19 December 1570. With a four-line Latin inscription. Numbered in the lower left: 27.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

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print boekillustratie Herman de Ruyter castle attack ~ siege Loevestein Castle Inname van Slot Loevestein

Credit lineSlot Loevestein door Herman de Ruiter ingenomen, 1570. 1616. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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