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Amiens captured by stratagem, 1597
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Amiens captured by stratagem, 1597

1597 - 1599 · etching; paper

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

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Conquest of Amiens by the Spaniards by a trick with a farmer's wagon, 11 March 1597. In the foreground the Spanish army enters the city through the gate. With an inscription of eight lines in German and eight lines in French. Numbered 324 in the lower left. The print is part of an album.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printalbumbladAmiensFranse godsdienstoorlogen
Credit lineAmiens door list veroverd, 1597. 1597 - 1599. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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