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Parts of the bodies are sold, 1672
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Parts of the bodies are sold, 1672

anonymous · 1672 · letterpress printing; etching; paper

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

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Parts of the bodies of the De Witt brothers are sold and eaten, 20 August 1672. Scene from the life of Johan and Cornelis de Witt; part of a group of illustrations, numbered: VII. Display accompanied by an eight-line verse. Printed on the reverse with text in Dutch.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printboekillustratieCornelis de WittJohan de WittcannibalismThe HagueDood van de gebroeders De Witt
Credit lineDelen van de lichamen worden verkocht, 1672. 1672. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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