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Burning of the Post of the Lower Rhine, 1786
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Burning of the Post of the Lower Rhine, 1786

Reinier Vinkeles (I) · 1786 - 1795 · etching; engraving; paper

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Public execution by burning by an executioner of a copy of the patriotic magazine De Post van den Neder-Rhijn, on a scaffold in front of the old town hall of Arnhem, 22 April 1786. Action by opponents of the journal in which the release of Corporal van Douglas, accused of murder, was condemned.

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printburning of booksArnhemPatriots (1780-1795)
Credit lineVerbranding van de Post van den Neder-Rhijn, 1786. 1786 - 1795. Reinier Vinkeles (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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