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This is a drawing of a scene in a town square. The detailed scene shows a conflict with figures clashing, some holding weapons. Above, there are two medallion portraits surrounded by martial imagery. The bottom of the image contains paragraphs of text in different languages. The drawing is detailed, depicting action in a historical setting.
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This is a drawing of a scene in a town square. The detailed scene shows a conflict with figures clashing, some holding weapons. Above, there are two medallion portraits surrounded by martial imagery. The bottom of the image contains paragraphs of text in different languages. The drawing is detailed, depicting action in a historical setting.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Afbeelding en waarachtigh Verhaal... (Representation of the True Story of Johan de Witt...)

Romeyn de Hooghe

Date
1672
Medium
etching and letterpress on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 32.4 x 43.1 cm (12 3/4 x 16 15/16 in.) sheet: 53.9 x 43.1 cm (21 1/4 x 16 15/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
2003.5.2
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1651 to 1700
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Dutch
  • etching
  • Netherlands
  • military
Provenance

James Watt Jr. (Birmingham, 1769 - 1848). (Christopher Mendez, London); purchased 2002 by NGA.

Inscription

lower right in plate: Romijn de Hooghe del. et sc. 1672

NGA object ID 126973. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.