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Herkinbald Killing His Nephew
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Herkinbald (Archimbald) lying in bed, stabs his nephew in the neck with a knife. He was one of the ancestors of the counts of Bourbon. Above the bed a cartouche with a three-line text in Latin.
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Credit lineHerkinbald doodt zijn neef. 1553. Heinrich Aldegrever. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.