[Antique print, etching/ets] Aansprekersoproer; execution of rebels in Amsterdam, published 1689.

Pieter van den Berge (1659-1737)

About this Item

A man shouting with a knife in his hand, behind him the 'Waag' in Amsterdam with corpses of rebels hanging out of the window and from the gallows. The riots arose over plans by the Amsterdam municipal government to raise taxes on funerals. Etching on laid paper, trimmed within plate mark; total: 236 x 168 mm; two horizontal folding creases, damage on the right margin , thin paper, mounted on a cardboard mat; some dirt and smudges. Muller 2949.

Seller Inventory # PR120275

Bibliographic Details

• Title: [Antique print, etching/ets] Aansprekersoproer; execution of rebels in Amsterdam, published 1689.
• Seller catalogs:
  • Amsterdam
  • City views
  • Criminality
  • Death
  • Historical prints
  • Riot
  • Dutch History
  • Early printings