Cornelis de Witt wordt gevangengenomen, 1672 1672

This etching by Gaspar Bouttats, titled "Cornelis de Witt wordt gevangengenomen" (Cornelis de Witt is captured) depicts the arrest of Cornelis de Witt, a Dutch statesman and Grand Pensionary of Holland, in 1672. The engraving is part of a larger series of engravings documenting the events of the Franco-Dutch War. The artwork shows de Witt being taken from his house in The Hague by a group of armed men, while a crowd watches on. This scene reflects the tumultuous political climate of the time, and the fall of the de Witt brothers after their involvement in the War.