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The Spanish Fury: Inhabitants Flee into the Scheldt, 1576
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The Spanish Fury: Inhabitants Flee into the Scheldt, 1576

Frans Hogenberg · 1576 - 1578 · etching; paper

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

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Spanish Fury in Antwerp, 4–7 November 1576. In an attempt to escape the violence, Antwerp citizens jump into the Scheldt and try to flee in small boats. With an inscription of 12 lines in German. Numbered: 8.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineSpaanse Furie: inwoners vluchten in de Schelde, 1576. 1576 - 1578. Frans Hogenberg. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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