Man wordt gearresteerd voor een herberg 1776

Reinier Vinkeles created this print, titled *Man wordt gearresteerd voor een herberg*, using etching techniques. The composition is structured around a central group of figures, dominated by a man being arrested. Vinkeles' use of fine lines and shading creates texture that gives form to figures and objects. The linear perspective draws the eye towards the background, where a church spire rises above the buildings. This print captures a moment of social tension, yet it is also an exercise in the visual coding of class and authority. Notice how the act of arrest is framed not only by the architecture of the inn but also by the body language of the onlookers. The formal elements of this print—its line, composition, and tonal range—work together to construct a narrative that is as much about the power dynamics within Dutch society as it is about a single arrest.