Plaque, Relief, the female heroine Kenau Simons Hasselaer - 62 cm (1) - Oak, Wood - 19th century

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Kenau Simonsdatter Hasselaer (1526-1588/1589) was a shipbuilder and timber merchant who became known through the legend about her resistance to the defense of Haarlem during the Eighty Years' War, please also see the additional information in the last photos.

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