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Sebaldus Nothanker dismissed

Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki · 1773 · etching; paper

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

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Village pastor Sebaldus Nothanker, a supporter of the Enlightenment, has given a sermon that went down badly with the orthodox part of the congregation. During a consistory (church council) he is removed from office. A messenger takes off his collar.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

print Christoph Friedrich Nicolai Literature

Credit lineSebaldus Nothanker afgezet. 1773. Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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