Vrede van Munster, 1648 1722 - 1784

pen drawing

mechanical pen drawing

pen illustration

pen sketch

personal sketchbook

sketchwork

pen-ink sketch

pen work

sketchbook drawing

storyboard and sketchbook work

This etching by Dutch artist Simon Fokke depicts the signing of the Peace of Westphalia in 1648, a significant event that ended the Thirty Years' War and the Eighty Years' War. Fokke's detailed rendering captures the solemnity of the occasion as numerous figures gather around a table, signing documents. This small-scale work, housed at the Rijksmuseum, is a testament to Fokke's talent for depicting historical events with clarity and precision.