Plundering van de winkel van de uitgevers Yntema & Tiboel, 1768 1768

This anonymous etching, "Plundering van de winkel van de uitgevers Yntema & Tiboel" (1768), depicts a chaotic scene of a crowd of people looting the shop of publishers Yntema & Tiboel. The image shows a building with several windows, from which people throw papers into the street. The crowd, in the foreground, is gathered below, reaching for the falling papers. The etching is a satirical commentary on a historical event in Amsterdam, likely related to the publication of controversial material, although further context is needed to understand the specific event depicted.