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Execution of mayor Cornelis van der Burgh in Leeuwarden, 1789
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Execution of mayor Cornelis van der Burgh in Leeuwarden, 1789

Reinier Vinkeles (I) · 1799 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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Execution of Cornelis van der Burg, a prominent Patriot mayor of Bolsward, in Leeuwarden on 16 May 1789. As the mayor kneels on the scaffold, the executioner holds the sword above his head, and the death sentence is commuted to twenty years' exile.

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printhistorieprentCornelis van der Burgpardon, reprieveLeeuwardenPatriots (1780-1795)
Credit lineTerechtstelling van burgemeester Cornelis van der Burgh te Leeuwarden, 1789. 1799. Reinier Vinkeles (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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