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Boekenkist mogelijk van Hugo de Groot, anonymous, c. 1600 - c. 1615

Boekenkist mogelijk van Hugo de Groot, anonymous, c. 1600 - c. 1615

sawing, h c.73cm × w c.160cm × d c.75cm More details

Traditionally, it was in this case that Hugo de Groot escaped from Loevestein Castle in 1621. He had been serving a life sentence there since 1619. The internationally renowned jurist De Groot (Grotius) had been arrested in 1618 as a political opponent of Prince Maurice. After his escape, De Groot fled to France.

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