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Spanish Fury: bombardment of the city, 1576
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Spanish Fury: bombardment of the city, 1576

Frans Hogenberg · 1576 - c. 1579 · 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. Cannons bombard the town and citizens flee while Spanish soldiers enter the town. With a caption of 10 lines in German. Numbered 112. The print is part of an album.

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printalbumbladhistorieprentmassacre ~ warAntwerpSpaanse Furie
Credit lineSpaanse Furie: beschieting van de stad, 1576. 1576 - c. 1579. Frans Hogenberg. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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