About this piece

Depiction of the atrocities committed by French troops in the Dutch villages of Bodegraven and Zwammerdam at the end of December 1672. The title is held aloft by personifications of War and French Cruelty. On the left is the burning village of Zwammerdam with its drawbridge. In the foreground, scenes of rape, torture, and murder unfold. The image is framed in an octagonal border entwined with thorns and crowned with a skull. Below the scene, a detailed account of the events is provided in four columns in Dutch. Part of this description, titled 'Extract,' was written by A.T. Verduyn.

Artist: Romeyn de Hooghe
Title: French Atrocities in Bodegraven and Zwammerdam, 1672
Date: 1673

Related tags: romeyn de hooghe, french atrocities, bodegraven, zwammerdam, 1672, dutch history

Dimensions: 2327 x 3000 (Nearest commonly-used ratio: 11:14)
Image file name: franse_wreedheden_in_bodegraven_en_zwammerdam_1672_52778f15.jpeg
Image file size: 15496636
Time image uploaded: 2024-06-29T11:09:30.000Z
License: CC0 (Creative Commons 0)

Source: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam