Plundering of a collector's house in Rotterdam, 1759, print, Riot with the looting of the house of a (tax) collector on a canal in Rotterdam, July 25, 1759. Night scene in which the militia drives away the looters., printmaker, Northern Netherlands, paper, etching, engraving, etching and engraving, proof print before the letter, height 180 mm x width 134 mm, Used as an illustration in: Maandelijkse Nederlandsche Mercurius, August 1759, p. 44., looting, riot, Rotterdam, Period, 1759-07-25, A nighttime street scene rendered in fine black-and-white lines shows tall, narrow buildings with many windows lining one side, a steeply pitched roof and decorative gables visible along the roofline, and a starry sky above. A group of people in period clothing are gathered on the street and bridge, some running and gesturing, while another group further back carries torches that emit large plumes of flame and smoke. Trees and a river or canal edge appear on the right, and piles of planks or debris ar...
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Plundering of a collector's house in Rotterdam, 1759, print, Riot with the looting of the house of a (tax) collector on a canal in Rotterdam, July 25, 1759. Night scene in which the militia drives away the looters., printmaker, Northern Netherlands, paper, etching, engraving, etching and engraving, proof print before the letter, height 180 mm x width 134 mm, Used as an illustration in: Maandelijkse Nederlandsche Mercurius, August 1759, p. 44., looting, riot, Rotterdam, Period, 1759-07-25, A nighttime street scene rendered in fine black-and-white lines shows tall, narrow buildings with many windows lining one side, a steeply pitched roof and decorative gables visible along the roofline, and a starry sky above. A group of people in period clothing are gathered on the street and bridge, some running and gesturing, while another group further back carries torches that emit large plumes of flame and smoke. Trees and a river or canal edge appear on the right, and piles of planks or debris are stacked near the water. The image is detailed with crosshatching to indicate shadows and texture, and figures cast long, dark silhouettes on the ground.

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Plundering collector's house Rotterdam 1759 print Riot looting house tax collector canal July 25 Night scene militia drives away looters printmaker Northern Netherlands paper etching engraving proof print letter height 180 mm x width 134 mm illustration in Maandelijkse Nederlandsche Mercurius August 1759 p 44 riot Period 1759-07-25 nighttime street scene rendered fine black- -white lines tall narrow buildings windows lining side steeply pitched roof decorative gables visible roofline starry sky group people period clothing gathered street bridge running gesturing another group further back carries torches emit large plumes flame smoke Trees river canal edge right piles planks debris stacked near water image detailed crosshatching indicate shadows texture figures cast long dark silhouettes ground

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