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Riot around an execution
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Riot around an execution

1751 - 1822 · etching; paper

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

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A kneeling and blindfolded man waits for his execution. A man holds back the soldier with the sabre from killing the kneeling man.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printdeath penalty, execution
Credit lineOpstootje rond een terechtstelling. 1751 - 1822. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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