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Dutch Freedom Festival. 1571-1872 Tribute to the Sea Beggars

anonymous · 1872 · letterpress printing; wood engraving; color printing; paper

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

About this work

Commemorative plaque of the capture of Den Briel on 1 April 1572, for the celebration of 300 years of Dutch freedom 1572-1872. Three scenes within an orange typographical monument. On the left, Alva tramples the bodies of his victims; in the center, Lumey (?) is crowned by the Dutch Maiden; on the right, King William III holds the constitution.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

print Brielle Inname van Den Briel (1572)

Credit lineNederlandsch Vrijheidsfeest. 1571 1872 Hulde aan de Watergeuzen. 1872. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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