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Plundering of Mechelen, 1572
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Sack of Mechelen by the army of Alva, under command of his son Don Frederik, 1 October 1572. Goods are gathered on the market and carried away by soldiers. In the center foreground, a standing naked mother weeping with children. With a ten-line German subtitle. Numbered: 7. A strip of paper with the number 7 and a three-line French subtitle glued to the underside of the print.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit linePlundering van Mechelen, 1572. 1572 - 1574. Frans Hogenberg. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
