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Johan de Witt Attacked and Seriously Wounded, 1672
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Johan de Witt Attacked and Seriously Wounded, 1672

Romeyn de Hooghe · 1675 · etching; paper

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

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Grand Pensionary Johan de Witt attacked on the street by a group of armed men led by Jacob de Graef and seriously wounded, June 1672. Fragment of the large print on the De Witt brothers: Witten Wonder Spiegel (1675).

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printhistorieprentJohan de WittfightingRampjaar (Disaster Year)
Credit lineJohan de Witt aangevallen en zwaar gewond, 1672. 1675. Romeyn de Hooghe. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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