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State Troops Defeated on the Dam, 1577
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State Troops Defeated on the Dam, 1577

anonymous · 1613 - 1615 · etching; paper

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

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The States troops under the command of Helling and Ruychaver are defeated by the Amsterdamers in fierce fighting on the Dam. Helling himself loses his life in the process, 23 November 1577. With a four-line Latin inscription. Numbered: 90. Unprinted on the verso.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineStaatse troep verslagen op de Dam, 1577. 1613 - 1615. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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