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The De Witt brothers attacked in their room above the Gevangenpoort, 1672
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The De Witt brothers attacked in their room above the Gevangenpoort, 1672

Simon Fokke · 1755 · etching; paper

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

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Plundering citizens have broken into the room of Johan and Cornelis de Witt in the Prison Gate in The Hague. Johan has startledly risen from his chair and Cornelis on the bed begs the citizens with folded hands to calm down.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printCornelis de WittJohan de Wittprison, jailGevangenpoort (Den Haag)
Credit lineGebroeders de Witt aangevallen in hun kamer boven de Gevangenpoort, 1672. 1755. Simon Fokke. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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