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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 loaded onto pack animals and into a boat at the quay. Spanish soldiers fire on an inn and shoot from the bridge at the city. In the foreground, a mother is stabbed. Printed on the back with Dutch text.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit linePlundering van Mechelen, 1572. 1619 - 1621. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
