Archer's meal in celebration of the Peace of Munster, Bartholomeus van der Helst, 1648
June 18, 1648: it's a feast at the Amsterdam archers. The occasion is the Peace of Munster, the end of the war with Spain. The captains of the militia shake hands as a sign of peace, the drinking horn rings. The armed forces of Amsterdam are happy that from now on the weapons will rest, as the poem on the drum shows.
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