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Ruins on the Rapenburg in Leiden after the disaster, 1807
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Ruins on the Rapenburg in Leiden after the disaster, 1807

Jacob Ernst Marcus · 1807 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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View from the Nieuwsteegbrug of the devastated area after the gunpowder explosion on the Steenschuur, a canal extending from the Rapenburg, in Leiden, on 12 January 1807. Cleanup operations after the disaster, the Saaihal centrally, the Pieterskerk to the left in the distance. In the foreground, the body of a victim is being carried away. In the margin, a vignette showing the Maid of Leiden consoled by Hope.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printgunpowder disasterRapenburg (Leiden)SteenschuurSaaihal (Leiden)Pieterskerk (Leiden)Buskruitramp Leiden
Credit lineRuïnes op het Rapenburg te Leiden na de ramp, 1807. 1807. Jacob Ernst Marcus. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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