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Murder at Oudewater, 1575

Frans Hogenberg · 1574 - c. 1578 · etching; paper

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

About this work

Horrible massacre committed by Spanish soldiers on the population of Oudewater, 8 August 1575. The town is plundered and set on fire by soldiers under the command of Gilles van Hierges. With a caption of 10 lines in German and 2 lines in French. Numbered 102 in the lower left. The print is part of an album.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

print albumblad historieprent massacre ~ war Oudewater Bloedbad van Oudewater

Credit lineMoord te Oudewater, 1575. 1574 - c. 1578. Frans Hogenberg. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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