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Large plate of the murder of the De Witt brothers, 1672

Romeyn de Hooghe · 1672 · letterpress printing; etching; engraving; paper

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

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Print in which the various episodes of the murder of the De Witt brothers are combined into one large depiction. At the top of the depiction portraits of Johan and Cornelis de Witt are placed. At the bottom the same descriptions of the events in 2 columns in Dutch and 2 columns in French, and an explanation of the image, as in FM 2401a.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

print Cornelis de Witt Johan de Witt lynching attempt, political murder The Hague

Credit lineGrote plaat van de moord op de gebroeders De Witt, 1672. 1672. Romeyn de Hooghe. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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