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Costumed procession of 1841: horsemen (sheet X)
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Costumed procession of 1841: horsemen (sheet X)

anonymous · 1841 · lithography; hand coloring; paper

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

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Two noblemen on horseback followed by a knight in armor on horseback with the coat of arms of Luxembourg, preceded by a group of (Eastern?) men in long mantles. Sheet numbered X in the series of eighteen plates depicting the historical costumed procession representing the reception of Count Willem II of Holland in Utrecht in 1249. The procession held by the students of the University of Utrecht on 2 June 1841 to celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of the restoration of the University.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineGekostumeerde optocht van 1841: ruiters (blad X). 1841. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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