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Bonfires on the general Thanksgiving Day for the Peace of Ryswick, 1697
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Bonfires on the general Thanksgiving Day for the Peace of Ryswick, 1697

1697 · brush; paper; deck paint; chalk

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

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Burning tar barrels on the water in Amsterdam as bonfires on the General Thanksgiving Day for the Peace of Ryswick, 6 November 1697. People in small boats look at bonfires in the dark.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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drawingbonfire, fire-worksAmsterdamRijswijk (Zuid-Holland)Vrede van Rijswijk (1697)
Credit lineVreugdevuren op de algemene Dankdag wegens de Vrede van Rijswijk, 1697. 1697. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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