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King Louis Napoleon in Leiden after the Gunpowder Explosion, 12 January 1807
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King Louis Napoleon in Leiden after the Gunpowder Explosion, 12 January 1807

Reinier Vinkeles (I) · 1808 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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Leiden after the gunpowder explosion in 1807. In the foreground King Louis Napoleon on the Nieuwsteegbrug, amidst the ruins and the victims. The location of the disaster was the Steenschuur, a canal in the extension of the Rapenburg.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printLouis Napoleon (King of Holland)gunpowder disasterRapenburg (Leiden)SteenschuurBuskruitramp Leiden
Credit lineKoning Lodewijk Napoleon te Leiden na de buskruitramp, 12 januari 1807. 1808. Reinier Vinkeles (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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