Ghent Town Hall, Belgium - Hand-Colored Engraving after T. Allom - 1851
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Ghent Town Hall, Belgium - Hand-Colored Engraving after T. Allom - 1851

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Original hand-colored engraving of the Gothic front of Ghent Town Hall, the square filled with crowds and soldiers during the revolt of the citizens of Ghent against Charles V. Drawn by Thomas Allom and engraved by J. Higham.

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Original hand-colored engraving of the Gothic front of Ghent Town Hall, the square filled with crowds and soldiers during the revolt of the citizens of Ghent against Charles V. Drawn by Thomas Allom and engraved by J. Higham.

The Ghent uprising of 1539-1540 against the taxes of Charles V, who was born in the city itself, ended with the public punishment of the ringleaders and the suppression of the municipal privileges.

Medium: Steel engraving, hand-colored
Artist / after: Thomas Allom (1804-1872)
Engraver / lithographer: J. Higham
Date: 1851
Dimensions: 12.4 x 9.1 in (31.5 x 23 cm)
Condition: Good. Mounted in a mat.

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