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Murder at Oudewater, 1575

anonymous · 1613 - 1615 · etching; paper

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

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Horrible massacre committed by Spanish soldiers on the population of Oudewater, 8 August 1575. The town is plundered and set on fire by soldiers under the command of Gilles van Hierges. With a four-line Latin inscription. Numbered: 55. Printed on the reverse with Latin text.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

print historieprent massacre ~ war Oudewater Bloedbad van Oudewater

Credit lineMoord te Oudewater, 1575. 1613 - 1615. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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