print
- Museum number
- 1917,1208.582
- Title
- Object: Vue de l'inondation causée par la rupture de la digue à Bemmel près de Nimegue le 21 Février 1799
- Description
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Scene of the flooding caused by the burst of the dam at Bemmel in 1799, with water pouring through the burst dyke at the left and people fleeing the flooded land in the distance. 1802
Etching and aquatint
- Production date
- 1802
- Dimensions
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Height: 490 millimetres
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Width: 590 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- A pair with 1917,1208.583; they are accompanied by a separate printed slip of paper giving a paraphrase in English of the texts beneath the design dated 1st September 1802 (with the register number 1917,1208.584).
- Location
- Not on display
- Associated events
- Associated Event: Bursting of dyke near Nymegen 22 February 1799
- Acquisition date
- 1917
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1917,1208.582
