Exchange of Fire on the Vaartse Rijn near Jutphaas

Jonas Zeuner, 1787 - 1788

A civil war between Orangists and Patriots raged in the Dutch Republic during 1786 and 1787. In May 1787, the Stadtholder’s army tried to cut off the city of Utrecht, which was in the hands of the Patriots, from the neighbouring Patriot-held province of Holland. The Patriots succeeded in repelling the attack on 9 May. Seen at left are the Stadtholder’s troops and at the right the Utrecht Patriots.

  • Artwork typepainting, reverse painting on glass
  • Object numberSK-A-4117
  • Dimensionsheight 27 cm x width 33 cm
  • Physical characteristicsglas, beschilderd in goud, zilver en zwart

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Identification

  • Title(s)

    Exchange of Fire on the Vaartse Rijn near Jutphaas

  • Object type

  • Object number

    SK-A-4117

  • Description

    Vuurgevecht aan de Vaartse Rijn bij Jutphaas op 9 mei 1787, 's avonds om tien uur. Rechts de Utrechtse patriotten, links de troepen van de stadhouder. Rechts staan de Utrechtse patriottische troepen en vuren staand en met kanonnen op de Amersfoortse Prinsgezinde troepen links. Aan beide zijden liggen doden en gewonden op de grond.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    signature and date: ‘Zeuner fec. den 9. Mey 1787.’

Creation

  • Creation

    painter: Jonas Zeuner

  • Dating

    1787 - 1788

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    glas, beschilderd in goud, zilver en zwart

  • Dimensions

    height 27 cm x width 33 cm

Explanatory note

  • De prinsgezinden probeerden in mei 1787 Utrecht te veroveren op de patriotten.

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  • Person

  • Subject

  • Place

  • Period

    1787-05-09

Acquisition and rights

  • Acquisition

    purchase 1965

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; from A. van der Berg, Boskoop, fl. 2,500, to the museum, 1965

  • Remarks

    Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.

Documentation

  • RMA cat. 2916-D3

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