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Thanks to the Truce, farmers and soldiers live peacefully together, 1609
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Thanks to the Truce, farmers and soldiers live peacefully together, 1609

Boëtius Adamsz. Bolswert · 1610 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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Thanks to the Truce (the Trêves) farmers and soldiers can now live peacefully together, 1609. Farmers and soldiers entertain themselves with drinking, dancing and making music on the terrace in front of an inn. With an inscription of 3 verses of 2 lines in Dutch. Part of the series of 4 prints on the struggle between farmers and soldiers during the war.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printblessings of peaceTwaalfjarig Bestand
Credit lineDankzij het Bestand leven boeren en soldaten vreedzaam samen, 1609. 1610. Boëtius Adamsz. Bolswert. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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