Verraad van de graaf van Rennenberg, 1580 1752
noachvanderiimeer
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aged paper
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light pencil work
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parchment
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old engraving style
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sketch book
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personal sketchbook
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journal
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old-timey
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19th century
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columned text
"Verraad van de graaf van Rennenberg, 1580" is an etching by Dutch artist Noach van der Meer, created in 1752. The artwork depicts the betrayal of the city of Groningen by Count Rennenberg, who surrendered the city to the Spanish during the Eighty Years' War. The scene is a bustling marketplace, with soldiers firing guns and a figure lying prone on the ground, likely dead. This historical print is a detailed record of the events of the period, and is an important historical document.
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