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Armed peasants driving the rich out of their home
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Armed peasants driving the rich out of their home

Boëtius Adamsz. Bolswert · 1610 · engraving; paper

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

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Peasants in fight with rich people. The rich people are driven out of their house by the peasants with flails and other weapons. Below the image is a mocking verse that says now it is the turn of the rich.

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Credit lineBoeren met wapens jagen rijken uit hun woning. 1610. Boëtius Adamsz. Bolswert. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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