Caption
Riot in Hoorn over the introduction of new excise duties on beer, Riot in Hoorn, over the introduction of new excise duties, print, book illustration, printmaker: Jacob Folkema, publisher: Isaak Tirion, 1750, paper, etching, engraving, height 164 mm x width 203 mm, A detailed black and white etching showing a crowded town square filled with numerous people engaged in lively activity, with mounted soldiers and infantry forming lines and carrying long spears on the left, civilians grouped in the foreground including men, women, and children in period clothing, some embracing or conversing and others gesturing, drums and barrels near the center surrounded by animated figures, a raised central building with ornate façade, steps, and a decorative panel above its doorway flanked by tall narrow windows, rows of gabled houses with steep roofs and decorative facades lining both sides of the square, a cluster of figures climbing or crowded around the building’s entrance, scattered individuals running or wrestling, and a sky filled with horizontal lines and cloud shapes above the rooftops.
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Photo12/Liszt Collection
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LZT26B32_263
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