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The escape of Hugo Grotius from Loevestein Castle
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Hugo Grotius steps into a chest of books and bids farewell to his wife Maria van Reigersberch, who had devised the plan for his escape in the book chest. Above the doorway to the next room is the text: The Flight of Huyg de Groot. This print was made for the play of the same name by Frederik Duim (1742).
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineDe vlucht van Hugo de Groot uit slot Loevestein. 1742. Simon Fokke. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
