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Military Court on the Market Square of Prague, 1642
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Military Court on the Market Square of Prague, 1642

Caspar Luyken · 1701 · letterpress printing; etching; paper

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

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Spanish deserters during the Battle of Breitenfeld (1642) are humiliated on the market square of Prague. They must break their own weapons and afterwards throw dice to determine the form of their execution.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printboekillustratiehistorieprentdesertionmilitary court, court-martialdeath penalty, executionPragueSlag van Breitenfeld (1642)
Credit lineMilitaire rechtbank op het marktplein van Praag, 1642. 1701. Caspar Luyken. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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