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LastDodo number
4870939
Area
Prints / graphics
Title
Gevecht by Castricum. Op den 6. October 1799
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Dimensions
15,0 x 18,9
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Etching and engraving by Reinier Vinkeles (1741-1816), after a drawing by Dirk Langendijk (1748-1805), published in Haarlem by François Bohn. Depiction of the fighting between the Franco-Batavian army and the British-Russian invasion force on October 6, 1799. In the foreground, the Franco-Batavian troops under General Brune are advancing towards Castricum. In the distance the church tower of Castricum. The engraving served as an illustration in: L.C. Spark. History of the landing of the Anglo-Russian army in North Holland; as well as war companies and political events, as there, as in Vriesland and Gelderland, in the year 1799. Haarlem: François Bohn, 2 parts, 1801-1802. Source: Rijksmuseum, 2014.

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