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How Courage and Loyalty, Coupled with Cunning / Once Knew How to Save De Groot; / And How He Fled as a Mason / You Will See in This Beautiful Print
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How Courage and Loyalty, Coupled with Cunning / Once Knew How to Save De Groot; / And How He Fled as a Mason / You Will See in This Beautiful Print

Rudolph Jacob Schierbeek · 1832 - 1850 · letterpress printing; colour; houtsnede; paper

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

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Sheet with 12 scenes of the escape of Hugo Grotius from Loevestein Castle. Below each image a two-line verse. Numbered top right: No. 32.

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printpopular printHugo de Grootescape, escape attemptsLoevestein Castle
Credit lineHoe moed en trouw, gepaard aan list; / Weleer De Groot te redden wist; / En hoe hij vlugtte als metselaar, / Wordt ge in deez' fraaije prent gewaar. 1832 - 1850. Rudolph Jacob Schierbeek. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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