De plundering van de winkel van de zilversmid G.A. Thiensma, op de Nieuwendijk (2 juni 1787)

The Patriot party in Amsterdam gained increasing power in 1787 and political tension resulted in several incidents. On 28 May 1787 several shops were plundered. Most of these were owned by Orangist sympathizers, some by Patriots. The shop belonging to the Orangist silversmith Thiensma was on the corner of Nieuwendijk and Nieuwstraat.

De plundering van de winkel van de zilversmid G.A. Thiensma, op de Nieuwendijk (2 juni 1787)

The Patriot party in Amsterdam gained increasing power in 1787 and political tension resulted in several incidents. On 28 May 1787 several shops were plundered. Most of these were owned by Orangist sympathizers, some by Patriots. The shop belonging to the Orangist silversmith Thiensma was on the corner of Nieuwendijk and Nieuwstraat.