Depiction of the atrocities committed by French troops in the Dutch villages of Bodegraven and Zwammerdam at the end of December 1672. The title is held aloft by personifications of War and French Cruelty. On the left is the burning village of Zwammerdam with its drawbridge. In the foreground, scenes of rape, torture, and murder unfold. The image is framed in an octagonal border entwined with thorns and crowned with a skull. Below the scene, a detailed account of the events is provided in four columns in Dutch. Part of this description, titled 'Extract,' was written by A.T. Verduyn.
Artist: Romeyn de Hooghe Title: French Atrocities in Bodegraven and Zwammerdam, 1672 Date: 1673
Related tags: romeyn de hooghe, french atrocities, bodegraven, zwammerdam, 1672, dutch history
