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Militia fires on the rioters in Haarlem, 1750, print, historical print, Militia opens fire on the rebellious citizens in front of the town hall on the Grote Markt in Haarlem during the Farmers' Revolt, January 1750., printmaker: Reinier Vinkeles (I), Amsterdam, printmaker: Cornelis Bogerts, after drawing by Jacobus Buys, 1783 - 1795, Reinier Vinkeles (I), Cornelis Bogerts, Jacobus Buys, printmaker, after drawing by, paper, etching, proof, height 160 mm x width 100 mm, Illustration for: J. Fokke. Histories of the United Netherlands for the Fatherland's Youth. Amsterdam: Johannes Allart, 1783-1795, 25 volumes. Volume XI plate. XI. Incorrectly described by Muller as: Confrontation between civilian patrol and military patrol in Arnhem, 1784., anti-riot measures, Tenant Farmers' Revolt (1747-1750), Haarlem, Town Hall (Haarlem), Period, 1750-01, A detailed etched scene showing a large stone building with arched windows and a tiled roof, a tall vertical tower rising beside it, and decorative stepped gables; in front of the building a row of uniformed soldiers stands in formation facing outward while a mounted figure in a tricorn hat raises a sword; to the left two men struggle with one appearing to be pushed or pulled, a fallen musket lies on the ground, and a cloud of smoke or dust drifts across the middle of the scene.
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