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Murder of the De Witt brothers, 1672
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Murder of the De Witt brothers, 1672

Romeyn de Hooghe · 1672 · letterpress printing; etching; engraving; paper

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

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Sheet with four depictions and descriptions of the murder of the De Witt brothers in The Hague on 20 August 1672. Above the capture and the murders, below the bodies are dragged to the scaffold and mutilated. Below the depictions descriptions of the events in Dutch and French and an explanation of the images.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printCornelis de WittJohan de Wittlynchingattempt, political murderThe Hague
Credit lineMoord op de gebroeders De Witt, 1672. 1672. Romeyn de Hooghe. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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