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Reception of the Returning Dutch Prisoners of War in Gorinchem, 1833
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Reception of the Returning Dutch Prisoners of War in Gorinchem, 1833

anonymous · 1833 · lithography; paper

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

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Festive reception in Gorinchem of the Dutch soldiers who were taken prisoner during the siege and capture of the Citadel of Antwerp and held in captivity in Saint-Omer, 22–23 June 1833. View of the Exercitieveld near the Kanselpoort where a pillar with the inscription 'Ik Waak' (I Watch) has been erected. On the right, the returned Dutch soldiers are parading; in front of the pillar, the place commander of Gorinchem, Major-General Muller.

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Credit lineOntvangst van de terugkerende Nederlandse krijgsgevangenen in Gorincem, 1833. 1833. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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