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The Shooters' Banquet in the Crossbow or St. George's Hall in Amsterdam to Celebrate the Signing of the Peace of Münster, 18 June 1648
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The Shooters' Banquet in the Crossbow or St. George's Hall in Amsterdam to Celebrate the Signing of the Peace of Münster, 18 June 1648

Henricus Wilhelmus Couwenberg · 1854 - 1879 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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The painting of the shooters' banquet in the Crossbow Guild or St. George's Guild in Amsterdam to celebrate the signing of the Peace of Münster, 18 June 1648. Depicted are: Captain Cornelis Jansz Witsen (with the silver drinking horn), Lieutenant Johan Oetgens van Waveren (shaking hands), Ensign Jacob Banningh (sitting next to the large drum), Dirck Claesz Thoveling and Thomas Hartog (sergeants), Pieter van Hoorn, Willem Pietersz van der Voort, Adriaen Dirck Sparwer, Hendrick Calaber, Govert van der Mij, Johannes Calaber, Benedictus Schaeck, Jan Maes, Jacob van Diemen, Jan van Ommeren, Isaac Ooyens, Gerrit Pietersz van Anstenraadt, Herman Teunisz de Kluyter, Andries van Anstenraadt, Christoffel Poock, Hendrick Dommer Wz, Paulus Hennekijn, Lambregt van den Bos, and Willem (the drummer). Hanging on the large drum is a paper with a poem by Jan Vos. Through the open windows, the facade of the brewery 'het Lam' on the Singel is visible. On the right, a woman brings in a turkey pie.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineDe schuttersmaaltijd in de Voetboog- of St. Jorisdoelen te Amsterdam ter viering van het sluiten van de vrede van Munster, 18 juni 1648. 1854 - 1879. Henricus Wilhelmus Couwenberg. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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