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Hanging and beheading of condemned persons
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Hanging and beheading of condemned persons

Simon Fokke · 1722 - 1784 · etching; paper

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

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Scene from national history. On a square in a city, on the left a group of condemned are hanged and on the right figures are beheaded in turn.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printdeath penalty, execution
Credit lineOphanging en onthoofding van veroordeelden. 1722 - 1784. Simon Fokke. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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