Uprising of the Cheese and Bread People in Haarlem, 1492, Anger of the Cheese and Bread People, in Haarlem, in the year 1492 (title on object), Riots by angry farmers with flags, swords and axes on the Grote Markt in Haarlem where the town hall is plundered. On the right, steward Claes van Ruyven is beaten to death while on the left the documents from his archive are destroyed. Print marked at the top right: IV. Share, p. 280., print, print maker: Simon Fokke, (mentioned on object), after drawing by: Simon Fokke, (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1750 - 1783, paper, etching, height, 164 mm × w

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