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Het Rapenburg in Leiden

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19th century painter from the Northern Netherlands (1765-1840) · 1765–1840

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Date: 1807
Medium: canvas, oil paint (paint)
Culture: Netherlands
Institution: Rijksmuseum

On 12 January 1807 a ship laden with 37,000 pounds 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 Dutch.

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