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Execution of eighteen nobles in Brussels, 1568
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Execution of eighteen nobles in Brussels, 1568

Frans Hogenberg · 1588 · etching; hand coloring; paper

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

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The beheading of eighteen nobles, including the two brothers of Batenburg, on a scaffold on the Paardenmarkt in Brussels, 1 June 1568. Printed with a cache over the caption.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printDirk van Bronckhorst en BatenburgZavelBrusselsTachtigjarige Oorlog
Credit lineAchttien edelen te Brussel onthoofd, 1568. 1588. Frans Hogenberg. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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