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Lepers' procession on Copper Monday in Amsterdam, 1604
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Lepers' procession on Copper Monday in Amsterdam, 1604

anonymous · 1693 · letterpress printing; etching; engraving; paper

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The annual procession of the guilds on Copper Monday (the first Monday after Epiphany) in Amsterdam, 1604. Procession and festivities of the guilds on the Dam where lepers are allowed into the city and where money is collected for them. In 1604, Copper Monday was celebrated for the last time in Amsterdam. Dutch text on verso.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printboekillustratiehistorieprent'blue Monday'leper's processionDam (Amsterdam)Waag op de Dam
Credit lineLeprozenoptocht op Koppermaandag te Amsterdam, 1604. 1693. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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