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Pair of Pistols and Bullet of Willem Frederik of Nassau, Stadtholder of Friesland
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
When Stadtholder William Frederick inspected one of these pistols on 24 October 1664, the weapon accidentally fired, fatally wounding him in the face. The bullet displayed here was found in the other pistol. Although these objects do not tell a very heroic tale, they were nevertheless accorded a place in the collection of the Frisian stadtholders.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineKoppel pistolen en kogel van Willem Frederik van Nassau, stadhouder van Friesland. c. 1650. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
