Inname van Brielle, 1572 Inneming der Stad Briele, 1 april 1572 (titel op object) Illustraties vaderlandse geschiedenis (serietitel), RP-P-1960-461, Simon Fokke, between 1752 and 1782

Identification title(s): capture of brielle, 1572. Capture of the city of briele, april 1, 1572 (title on object). Illustrations of national history (series title). Object type: picture book illustration object number: rp-p-1960-461. Catalog reference: fmh 574-a. Remark: ?. Description: depiction from national history. Sea beggars try to break open the city gate that has been set on fire with a battering ram. In the background on the right the sea with ships. Depiction numbered at the top: xlix. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: simon fokke (mentioned on object). Place of manufacture: amsterdam. Dating: 1752 - 1782. Physical features: etching. Material: paper technique: etching. Dimensions: plate edge: h 85 mm (cut off at the bottom; printed from a larger plate on which several scenes were shown) × w 105 mm explanation used as an illustration in: jan wagenaar, vaderlandsche historie, 21 parts, i. Tirion et al. , amsterdam 1752-1782, vol. Vi. Subject: what: siege arms, e. G. : battering ram. Eighty years' war. Capture of den briel (1572). When: 1572-04-01 - 1572-04-01. Where. Brielle. Acquisition: purchase 1960. Date: between 1752 and 1782.