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Flood of 1809
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Sketch of a farming family in panic as their farmhouse is destroyed by water. In the center, a man and woman by a cradle with a child about to be swept away by the water. Other people and animals in distress in the water. During the flood of January-February 1809. Possibly at Kedichem.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineWatersnood van 1809. 1809. Cornelis van Hardenbergh. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
