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Capture of the fortification at Zutphen, 1591
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Capture of the fortification at Zutphen, 1591

1591 - 1593 · etching; paper

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

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Capture of the fort at Zutphen, 24 May 1591. Conquest of the fort by means of a ruse in which States soldiers were disguised as peasant women. With an inscription of 12 lines in German. Numbered in the lower left: 269. The print is part of an album.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printalbumbladhistorieprentIJsselZutphen (stad)Inname van Zutphen (1591)
Credit lineInname van de schans bij Zutphen, 1591. 1591 - 1593. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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