Stealing the Groninger's canon, Franeker 1496

細節

Charles Rochussen (Dutch, 1814-1894)
Stealing the Groninger's canon, Franeker 1496
signed with initials (lower right)
oil on panel
18.5 x 26 cm.

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Apeldoorn, Paleis Het Loo Nationaal Museum, Charles Rochussen 1814-1894 Een veelzijdg kunstenaar, 18 October 1997-18 January 1998, cat.no. 88, as: De inwoners van Franeker nemen het kanon mee dat ze hebben gestolen van de Groningers, 1496.

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拍品專文

In 1496 the city of Groningen was considered to be an authority of all social and gouverning institutions in the Friese Landen; some towns however resented a truce, amongst them Franeker. In June 1496 the Groningers sent thousands of armed men to Franeker, but failed to overthrow the town.