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Deaths from Disease and Plague Among the Citizens of Leiden, 1574
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Deaths from Disease and Plague Among the Citizens of Leiden, 1574

anonymous · 1614 - 1699 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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Mortality from disease and plague among the citizens of Leiden, during the Siege of Leiden, 1574. Interior with a group of Leiden men and women dying of exhaustion, hunger, and disease. In the center, a coffin is being carried away. In a sculpted frame with herms on both sides.

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printhistorieprentstarvation, famineBeleg van Leiden
Credit lineSterfte door ziekte en pest onder de Leidenaren, 1574. 1614 - 1699. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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