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Relief of Knodsenburg, 1591
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Relief of Knodsenburg, 1591

1591 · etching; paper

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

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Siege of the fort Knodsenburg by the Duke of Parma and relief by the army of Prince Maurice, 25 July 1591. The depiction shows the siege of the fort, the battles between the armies, and the retreat of the Spanish army under Parma. At the bottom Nijmegen, at the top Arnhem, with the Betuwe between the Rhine and the Waal. With an inscription of 3 verses of 4 lines in German. Numbered (with pen) 121.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineOntzet van Knodsenburg, 1591. 1591. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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