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Execution of Johannes Bartholomeus Ferdinandus van Gogh in front of the Amsterdam Town Hall
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Execution of Johannes Bartholomeus Ferdinandus van Gogh in front of the Amsterdam Town Hall

anonymous · 1778 · etching; paper

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

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Beheading of J.B.F. van Gogh on a scaffold in front of the Town Hall on the Dam in Amsterdam, 4 April 1778. Van Gogh was sentenced to death for the murder of his beloved Anna Smitshuizen. A large crowd on the Dam.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineTerechtstelling van Johannes Bartholomeus Ferdinandus van Gogh voor het stadhuis van Amsterdam. 1778. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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