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Beheading of the Counts Egmont and Horn, 1567
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Beheading of the Counts Egmont and Horn, 1567

Jan Luyken · 1699 · etching; paper

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

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The counts Egmond and Horne, together with other nobles, beheaded with the sword on the Grand Market of Brussels by order of the Duke of Alva. A crowd has gathered around the scaffold.

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printhistorieprentGrote Markt (Brussel)
Credit lineOnthoofding van de graven Egmond en Horne, 1567. 1699. Jan Luyken. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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