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Beheading of Egmond and Horne, 1568
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Beheading of Egmond and Horne, 1568

anonymous · 1616 · letterpress printing; etching; engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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The beheading of Egmond and Horne on the Grote Markt in Brussels, 5 June 1568. Horne kneels blindfolded, the body of Egmond lies under a cloth. Execution on a scaffold surrounded by soldiers of Alva. At the bottom, a four-line text in Latin. Numbered: 18. Subject categories within the Atlas of Customs and Manners: Government, Justice.

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printboekillustratielaw and jurisprudenceZavelBrusselsTachtigjarige Oorlog
Credit lineOnthoofding van Egmond en Horne, 1568. 1616. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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