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No Pastor on the Chair is safe from danger, When Senseless Vengeance desecrates God's House of Prayer, To the People neither Punishment nor Unbridled Violence befits, Crime must be tested, where Law and Reason prevail, Attack on the preacher JH François in the Walloon Church, Unrest at the Walloon Church after the attack, 1755, print, book illustration, Plate with two representations. Above: Minister JH François is shot in the Walloon Church on the Oudezijds Achterburgwal in Amsterdam by the insane baker's assistant Jean Langele on October 12, 1755. Below: Commotion on the Walenpleintje in front of the Walloon Church after the attack on the minister., printmaker: Simon Fokke, Amsterdam, publisher: Frans Houttuyn, 1755 - 1756, paper, etching, engraving, height 165 mm x width 107 mm, Print also used in: Nederlandsche Jaerboeken, inhoudende het verhael van de merkwaerdigste geschiedenissen (…) voor het jaer MDCCLV, sa 1755-1756, between p. 922 and 923., interior of church, church (exterior), street-fights, riots, murder, Walenpleintje, Waalse Kerk (Amsterdam), Period, 1755-10-12, An engraved print divided into two rectangular scenes framed by narrow borders, with the upper scene showing the interior of a large vaulted hall with tall arched windows and rows of columns supporting arches, a high paneled ceiling with visible beams, a central pulpit area from which a large billow of smoke or cloud-like shading emerges, and numerous seated and standing figures in period dress facing the pulpit and engaged in animated gestures; the lower scene depicts a narrow street flanked by tall buildings and a large tree in front of a church facade with pointed arched windows, a crowd of people in period clothing gathered and gesturing in the street, and figures vi

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No Pastor Chair safe danger Senseless Vengeance desecrates God's House Prayer People Punishment nor Unbridled Violence befits Crime must tested Law Reason prevail Attack preacher JH François Walloon Church Unrest attack 1755 print book illustration Plate two representations Minister JH François shot Oudezijds Achterburgwal Amsterdam insane baker's assistant Jean Langele October 12 Commotion Walenpleintje front minister printmaker Simon Fokke publisher Frans Houttuyn 1755 - 1756 paper etching engraving height 165 mm x width 107 mm Print also Nederlandsche Jaerboeken inhoudende het verhael van de merkwaerdigste geschiedenissen … voor het jaer MDCCLV sa 1755-1756 p 922 923 interior church exterior street-fights riots murder Waalse Kerk Period 1755-10-12 engraved print divided two rectangular scenes framed narrow borders upper scene showing large vaulted hall tall arched windows rows columns supporting arches high paneled ceiling visible beams central pulpit area large billow smoke cloud- shading emerges numerous seated standing figures period dress facing pulpit engaged animated gestures lower scene depicts narrow street flanked tall buildings large tree church facade pointed crowd people period clothing gathered gesturing street figures vi