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Street Fights in Nijmegen, 1703
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Street Fights in Nijmegen, 1703

Reinier Vinkeles (I) · 1800 - 1806 · etching; paper

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

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Street fights following the change of magistrates in Nijmegen, 2 January 1703. Groups of soldiers and citizens shooting at each other on the street in front of the town hall. Struggle between the supporters of the 'Old Fold' (the sitting regents) and the 'New Fold' (commoners, new regents) supported by the Maas Shipmen. Signed in the bottom right: Proof print.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printhistorieprentstreet-fights, riotsNijmegen
Credit lineStraatgevechten te Nijmegen, 1703. 1800 - 1806. Reinier Vinkeles (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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