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The bloody murder scene at the battlefields of Leipzig, / This print shall henceforth tell the story to posterity / The theatre of war near Leipzig has arrived, / This plate shall henceforth show it to posterity
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Sheet with 20 depictions of the Battle of Leipzig. Under each depiction a two-line verse in Dutch and in French. Numbered in the bottom right: No. 2.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineHet bloedig moord toneel, by Lypsichs oorlogs Velden, / Zal deéze plaet voórtaen aen naergeslagten melden / Le théatre de la guerre près de Lypsich arrivé, / Cette planche le montrera desormais à la p. 1800 - 1833. Philippus Jacobus Brepols. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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