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Shelling of the house of Lucas van Steveninck, 1787, Accurate depiction of the shelling with cannons and the throwing of stones in the night between June 30 and July 1, 1787 in Middelburg in Zeeland against the house named Leeuwenburg inhabited by Doctor Lucas van Steveninck AZ and defended to the utmost by firing small guns through the windows, print, Orangists shell the house Leeuwenburg in Middelburg belonging to the patriot physician Lucas van Steveninck with a small cannon, in the night of June 30 to July 1, 1787. The residents fire back with guns from the windows of the house., printmaker: Mathias de Sallieth, Rotterdam, after drawing by Jan Arends, Middelburg, paper, etching, engraving, height 395 mm x width 425 mm, Person, Lucas van Steveninck, street-fights, riots, Patriot Era (1780-1795), political history, Huis Leeuwenburg, Period, 1787-06-30 - 1787-07-01, A monochrome engraving of a narrow cobblestone street lined with tall brick and stone buildings, several windows open and smoke or clouds billowing from multiple points along the façades and street, a group of people near a cannon on the left operating it as smoke erupts, a single figure on the right standing on steps holding a long rod or pole, ornate architectural details around large windows and doorways, steep gabled roofs with chimneys and decorative medallions on one building, and a sky filled with textured clouds above.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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Shelling house Lucas van Steveninck 1787 Accurate depiction shelling cannons throwing stones night June 30 July 1 Middelburg Zeeland Leeuwenburg inhabited Doctor Lucas van Steveninck AZ defended utmost firing small guns windows print Orangists shell house Leeuwenburg Middelburg belonging patriot physician Lucas van Steveninck small cannon residents fire back guns printmaker Mathias de Sallieth Rotterdam drawing Jan Arends paper etching engraving height 395 mm x width 425 mm Person street-fights riots Patriot Era 1780-1795 political history Huis Leeuwenburg Period 1787-06-30 - 1787-07-01 monochrome engraving narrow cobblestone street lined tall brick stone buildings several windows open smoke clouds billowing multiple points façades street group people near cannon left operating smoke erupts single figure right standing steps holding long rod pole ornate architectural details large windows doorways steep gabled roofs chimneys decorative medallions building sky filled textured clouds