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Beheading of Charles I of England
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Beheading of Charles I of England

Bernard Picart · 1730 · 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 Charles I on 30 January 1649. He is the only British sovereign ever to be deposed and beheaded. The executioner is about to strike off his head with an axe. A clergyman and other onlookers watch. In the margin, an inscription in French.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printboekillustratieKarel I (koning van Engeland)
Credit lineOnthoofding van Karel I van Engeland. 1730. Bernard Picart. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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