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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 four-line Latin subtitle. Numbered: 33. Printed on the back with Latin text.
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Credit linePlundering van Mechelen, 1572. 1613 - 1615. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
