Ontploffing van het laboratorium in Bergen op Zoom 1831

"Ontploffing van het laboratorium in Bergen op Zoom" is a lithograph by Michel Mourot depicting the explosion of a laboratory in Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands, in 1831. The artwork captures the chaos and panic of the event, with people running and debris flying through the air. The detailed cityscape provides a sense of the scale of the explosion and the impact it had on the surrounding area. The work offers a glimpse into 19th-century Dutch life and the dangers associated with early scientific experimentation. The lithograph is currently housed in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.