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The Murder at Oudewater, 1575

Frans Hogenberg · 1575 - 1577 · etching; paper

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

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Horrible massacre committed by Spanish soldiers on the population of Oudewater, 8 August 1575. The city is plundered and set on fire by the soldiers under command of Gilles van Hierges. With an inscription of 10 lines in German and 2 lines in French. Numbered: 25.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

print albumblad massacre ~ war Oudewater Bloedbad van Oudewater

Credit lineMoord te Oudewater, 1575. 1575 - 1577. Frans Hogenberg. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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