The Expulsion Of The Magistrates And Clerics From Amsterdam
Artist
Jan Luyken
(Dutch, 1649–1712)
Date1670-1712
Mediumetching and engraving on cream laid paper
Dimensions27.2 × 34.8 cm (image), 31.5 × 37.3 cm (sheet)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineGift of Virginia Sansoucy, in memory of Dorothy and Jacob Williams
Object number1990.21
DescriptionInscribed within the image: "Jan Luyken invenit et fecit."; in the plate, below the image: "D'afbeelding hoe men de Magistraet en Geestlykheyt der stadt Amsterdam heest uytgeleydt, en t'scheep gebrocht den 26 May. 1578." (A description of how the Magistrates and Clerics of the City of Amsterdam were Gathered and Banished on May 26, 1578).ProvenanceVirginia Sansoucy, 25 Paradox Rd., Worcester, MA 01602
On View
Not on viewGeorge Cruikshank
August 1, 1835
Desiderius Helmschmid
about 1552