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Child in a cradle survives an explosion, 1672
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Child in a cradle survives an explosion, 1672

Jan Luyken · 1696 - 1700 · etching; paper

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

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A bomb explodes in the house of a family on the Ebbingestraat in Groningen, destroying the house but throwing the cradle with the child safely into the alcove of the parents. Remarkable incident during the siege of Groningen by the Bishops of Cologne and Münster during the months of July and August 1672. Printed on the reverse with text.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printboekillustratiehistorieprentcivilians during bombardmentcradle, cribGroningen (stad)Beleg van Groningen (1672)
Credit lineKind in wieg overleeft ontploffing, 1672. 1696 - 1700. Jan Luyken. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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