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Famine Among the Citizens of Leiden, 1574
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Famine Among the Citizens of Leiden, 1574

Willem de Haen · 1612 - 1614 · engraving; paper

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

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Famine among the citizens of Leiden, during the Siege of Leiden, 1574. Interior with a group of Leiden men and women suffering from hunger, dying of exhaustion and hunger, and fighting over scarce food. In a sculpted frame with herms on both sides.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printhistorieprentstarvation, famineBeleg van Leiden
Credit lineHongersnood onder de Leidenaren, 1574. 1612 - 1614. Willem de Haen. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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