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Theatre gate erected on the Varkenssluis, 1642
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Theatre gate erected on the Varkenssluis, 1642

Pieter Nolpe · 1642 · etching; paper

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

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Theater gate erected at the Varkenssluis before the Doelenstraat. At the top Hercules (Frederick Henry), Japitus (William of Orange) and Atlas (Maurice). Stage for the performances during the visit of English Queen Henrietta Maria to Amsterdam, 20-22 May 1642. Ninth plate in a group of ten performances and triumphal arches.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printtriumphal archAmsterdam
Credit lineTheaterpoort opgericht op de Varkenssluis, 1642. 1642. Pieter Nolpe. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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