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Riot in Rotterdam, 1690
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Riot in Rotterdam, 1690

anonymous · 1690 · letterpress printing; houtsnede; paper

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

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Riot in Rotterdam against the chief official Jacob van Zuylen van Nyevelt, 5 October 1690. Popular uprising against the bailiff suspected of self-enrichment and following the alleged unjust execution of Cornelis Costerman. Sheet with impressions from multiple woodblocks. Center: a fight in the doorway of a house with soldiers on the street, below shooting soldiers and a group of people. Below the image two columns of printed text.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printJacob van Zuylen van Nyeveltstreet-fights, riotsRotterdam
Credit lineOproer te Rotterdam, 1690. 1690. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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