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The Rapenburg in Leiden
On 12 January 1807 a ship laden with 37,000 tons of gunpowder exploded in the centre of Leiden. It was a national disaster: 150 people died and many houses were destroyed. King Louis Napoleon, shown at left among Leiden city officials, acted like a true father to his subjects. Three days after the explosion, he visited the scene and organized financial help. This made him very popular with the Dut…
Publisher
- Rijksmuseum
Subject
- http://iconclass.org/45C1612
- http://iconclass.org/25I145
- Ramp van Leiden
- Leiden
- Leiden
- Lodewijk Napoleon Bonaparte
Type of item
- painting
- Art of painting
Publisher
- Rijksmuseum
Subject
- http://iconclass.org/45C1612
- http://iconclass.org/25I145
- Ramp van Leiden
- Leiden
- Leiden
- Lodewijk Napoleon Bonaparte
Type of item
- painting
- Art of painting
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Rights
- Public Domain
- Publiek Domein
Creation date
- 1807
- 1807
Place-Time
- first quarter 19th century
Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.8621
- SK-A-3925
Extent
- height 94.5 cm
- width 125.5 cm
Format
- canvas
- oil paint (paint)
- Canvas
Language
- nl
Is part of
- collection: paintings
- collectie: schilderijen
Year
- 1807
Providing country
- Netherlands
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2014-05-27T20:15:58.904Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2018-03-17T14:37:58.212Z